President Trump is bringing prayer back into school.
On Monday, during his speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., President Trump announced that the Department of Education is creating new guidelines to protect prayer in schools.
Trump, during his speech, noted that many classrooms in the United States have ditched teh teaching of the Bible and have instead promoted anti-religious doctrine.
Politico had more to report on Trump’s declaration at the Museum of the Bible:
President Donald Trump on Monday said that the Department of Education would soon be instituting new guidelines on the right to prayer in public schools.
Speaking from an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, Trump said there are “grave threats to religious liberty in American schools.”“For most of our country’s history, the Bible was found in every classroom in the nation, yet in many schools today students are instead indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda and some are punished for their religious beliefs. Very, very strongly punished,” Trump said. “It is ridiculous.”
Trump did not detail what the new guidance will include, but during the 2024 campaign he promised to “bring back prayer” to public schools.
While religion is not banned in public schools, the Supreme Court ruled in 1962 that state-sponsored prayer in public schools violates the First Amendment.
During his first term, Trump required local educational agencies to confirm that their policies did not prevent students from expressing their religious beliefs in order to receive federal funding.
He had also issued new guidance clarifying that students are allowed to organize prayer groups, express their religious beliefs in their assignments and can read religious texts or pray during non-instructional periods. The guidance was similar to that of 2003 guidance instituted under former President George W. Bush.
On Monday, Trump vowed to protect Judeo-Christian principles.
“We have to bring back religion in America, bring it back stronger than ever before as our country grows stronger and stronger,” Trump said. “To have a great nation, you have to have religion.”
After making his remarks on prayer being brought back to schools, he received a standing ovation.
Watch President Trump here:
🚨NEW: Trump receives a standing ovation after announcing that his administration will protect prayer in public schools. pic.twitter.com/K5gO0kxjVK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 8, 2025
The White House official X Page is also calling Americans to pray.
Take a look:
As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of freedom, President Trump is inviting America’s great faith communities to pray for our nation & for our people.
From the beginning, this has always been a country sustained & strengthened by prayer.
💻 VISIT ➡️ https://t.co/ib7fHhiWyJ pic.twitter.com/M7mnlBYL9O
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 8, 2025
Watch President Trump’s full remarks at the Museum of the Bible here:
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