America Must Always Champion Religious Freedom
Mike R. Pompeo
American Center for Law and Justice
October 30, 2025
This past week marked International Religious Freedom Day – an occasion to reflect upon the rampant persecution suffered by so many around the world, and to give thanks for the Bill of Rights that enshrines this liberty as our “first freedom.”
When I became Secretary of State, I caught a lot of flak from outlets like The New York Times for wearing my faith on my sleeve. There was once even an article published with the headline “Mike Pompeo, God’s Envoy.”
It’s true: My Christian faith is the fulcrum of my worldview, as is my unbending belief in our American conception of freedom. In my view, the two are very much linked: The concept of unalienable rights is fundamentally Judeo-Christian in its origins, derived from the understanding that we are, all of us, created in the image of God, and that no man has the right to lay claim to another man’s soul.
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