It’s Good That the Secretary of War Openly Praises God
As a Christian, I’m always looking for administrations that openly speak about God. When leaders in office acknowledge the Creator without apology, it reminds me why the Framers of our Constitution worked so hard to build this nation. They didn’t want a theocracy, but they absolutely wanted a country where all men and women are seen as equal under God — endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights. That belief is woven into the very DNA of America.
It’s important for God to remain intertwined in the fabric of our U.S. government. If God did not exist, then man and his government would inevitably become the objects of worship.
Because God is above man, government must stay beneath Him. When we forget that order, tyranny follows. Keeping God at the center keeps government in its proper, limited place.
That’s why I’m encouraged every time I hear Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speak. Whether at the Pentagon, the National Prayer Breakfast, or in public briefings, he unashamedly shows his love and appreciation for God. He hosts monthly Christian prayer services at the Pentagon. He proclaims “Christ is King” and reminds us that our ultimate strength comes from faith, truth, and the Word of God. This isn’t political theater — it’s authentic, and it aligns with the direction of the Trump administration.
President Donald J. Trump demonstrated that same commitment when he opened the White House Faith Office on February 7, 2025. The executive order established an office dedicated to empowering faith-based organizations, protecting religious liberty, and strengthening American families through the very institutions that have carried this nation since its founding. It was a clear signal: faith is not a private hobby to be hidden away; it is a public good worth honoring at the highest levels of government.
Whenever I talk to people about the White House Faith Office, the same objection usually comes up: “There needs to be a separation of church and state.” I agree with the principle — I don’t want any denomination running the government. But that phrase doesn’t appear in the Constitution. What the First Amendment actually says is that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. In other words, the Founders wanted to protect religious institutions from government interference, not banish God from the conversation.
Secretary Hegseth’s public praise of God and President Trump’s creation of the Faith Office are not threats to liberty — they are safeguards for it. They keep man humble and government accountable. In a time when so many forces want to push faith out of American life, it is encouraging and frankly necessary to have leaders who are bold enough to say what the Framers knew: we are one nation under God.
