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BumRushDaShow

(160,871 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:13 PM Sep 8

Trump vows to protect prayer in public schools with new Department of Education guidance

Source: USA Today

Updated Sept. 8, 2025, 12:33 p.m. ET

President Donald Trump announced upcoming guidance from the Department of Education protecting prayer in public schools during a speech at his Religious Liberty Commission’s Sept. 8 hearing. The hearing, held at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, marked the commission’s second public meeting and had a theme of “Religious Liberty in Public Education.”

Trump has long vowed to bring religion back to the nation, both on the campaign trail and so far during his second term. He walked out to the crowd at the Museum of the Bible shortly after 10:30 a.m., thanking the commission for doing an “amazing job.” He said his administration would “protect the Judeo-Christian values of our founding.” “To have a great nation, you have to have religion – I believe that so strongly,” Trump said. “There has to be something after we go through all of this, and that something is God.”

He went on to allege that students are “indoctrinated with antireligious propaganda” in public schools before announcing the new Department of Education guidance. It was not immediately clear what the guidance would entail.

Students have long had the right to pray in public schools as individuals.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/08/trump-prayer-public-schools-religious-liberty-commission-museum-bible/86039212007/

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Trump vows to protect prayer in public schools with new Department of Education guidance (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 8 OP

The only 'god' he recognizes is himself. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 8 #1

The only god Trump believes in is himself C_U_L8R Sep 8 #2

Coming from a political party that have....................... Lovie777 Sep 8 #3

Now TACO Don wants to turn the US into Saudi Arabia or Iran? ProudMNDemocrat Sep 8 #4

He will say whatever shit he thinks will get rubes Johonny Sep 8 #5

The leverage the radical American clerics have is chilling Torchlight Sep 8 #6

I bet Krasnov would crap his pants (again) if he was Ilsa Sep 8 #7

Look who's talking. Walking straight to hell. usonian Sep 8 #8

This is so ridiculous moose65 Sep 8 #9

Next on the List: no_hypocrisy Sep 8 #10

The devil walks in his steps. How's that fer religion? twodogsbarking Sep 8 #11

Is it bad karma to pray that someone drops dead? Irish_Dem Sep 8 #12

Not if it's someone named "tRump," convicted of 34 felonies...... lastlib Sep 8 #13

Yep. That prayer will get you into heaven quicker. Irish_Dem Sep 8 #14

Here we are. The final stage in the devolution of Christianity in the US. It's all a fucking joke. Karasu Sep 8 #15

OldBaldy1701E

(9,147 posts)

1. The only 'god' he recognizes is himself. (n/t)

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:15 PM

Sep 8

C_U_L8R

(48,168 posts)

2. The only god Trump believes in is himself

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:15 PM

Sep 8

And he wants you to worship him.

Lovie777

(20,489 posts)

3. Coming from a political party that have.......................

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:16 PM

Sep 8

broken all 7 of the deadly sins.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,264 posts)

4. Now TACO Don wants to turn the US into Saudi Arabia or Iran?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:18 PM

Sep 8

What denomination of Christianity, Donnie? Whose Bible did you have in mind?

Once again, TACO Don shoots off his mouth before his brain, or what's left of it, has a chance to think.

Johonny

(24,783 posts)

5. He will say whatever shit he thinks will get rubes

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:26 PM

Sep 8

To buy more of his shitcoins and hats. He sees the fundamentalists for the suckers they are.

Torchlight

(5,748 posts)

6. The leverage the radical American clerics have is chilling

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:26 PM

Sep 8

No one is prevented from prayer in school and by the same measure, no one should be forced, either. Required prayer is not protection, but coercion.

Granted, my own prayers in school usually took place seconds after an unannounced quiz was being handed out, but no one ever knew I engaged in it, let alone could prevent it.

The leverage the radical American clerics have over our culture is chilling, and that it's being done for power is actual apostasy.

Ilsa

(63,343 posts)

7. I bet Krasnov would crap his pants (again) if he was

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:37 PM

Sep 8

asked to lead a public prayer without a script. I bet he can't say The Lord's Prayer without a cheat sheet. I bet he could only recite a child's bedtime prayer ("Now I lay me down to sleep...&quot or some version of the blessing of a meal.

usonian

(20,931 posts)

8. Look who's talking. Walking straight to hell.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:38 PM

Sep 8

Hasn't observed even ONE commandment his entire life.

He's the Antichrist. Period.

Who checks ALL the boxes ? (boxes are on order)

Ask Brother Paul.
https://antichrist45.com/ His web site.
https://www.youtube.com/@antichrist45 His YouTube channel
That's where I screensnapped the checklist.

He checks even more boxes.

From an earlier post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20610303

moose65

(3,401 posts)

9. This is so ridiculous

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 02:38 PM

Sep 8

Trump can't name a single Bible verse as his favorite. Any of us who knows ANY rightwing evangelical knows that they can rattle off Bible verses at the drop of a hat. Trump never says a word about his own personal religious journey, which proves that he doesn't have one - those folks are all too glad to tell you what Jesus did for them!

It absolutely boggles the mind. Trump is the most amoral, foul-mouthed, narcissistic asshole on this planet. How anyone can look at him and see a religious person? I will NEVER understand his so-called "appeal."