Faith, Freedom, and the Future of Our Nation

By Jayme Franklin

There are moments in history when you can feel that something deeper is being tested. I believe we are living in one of those moments now.

As a mother, a wife, and a Catholic raising a young daughter, America’s culture wars are no longer theoretical to me. Our culture shapes the kind of country my child will grow up in, the values she will be taught, and whether she will be free to live out her faith without fear or persecution.

That is why I find it difficult when Christians are quick to dismiss or blanketly criticize President Donald J. Trump without realizing that he has done more for Christians than any president in our nation’s history. Much has been accomplished by his Administration, especially on the issues that matter most to people of faith.

Regardless of how imperfect a leader may be, we have witnessed historic victories for our nation under President Trump’s leadership.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade was something many Christians had prayed for decades. It was more than a political win. It was about recognizing the sanctity of life, protecting women, and giving a voice to those who have none. Millions of babies have been saved, and it is not recognized enough as one of the greatest human rights victories in modern American history.

Since President Trump took office in January 2025, there has also been a renewed focus on protecting children. One of his first executive orders was ending the practice of transitioning minors through barbaric chemical castration and genital mutilation. His executive order acknowledged that God made us in His image, and that no child is born in the wrong body—and anyone who tells children otherwise is destroying lives. Under his leadership, doctors are being held accountable, and children’s dignity and bodies are being protected.

Then there is faith itself.

We have seen that the Trump Administration is unafraid to speak openly about God, to pray publicly, and to acknowledge that America’s strength is not just economic or military, but spiritual. In fact, his Administration has backed those words with action by creating the White House Faith Office to empower faith-based organizations and houses of worship, establishing the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias within the Department of Justice, and launching the Religious Liberty Commission to defend conscience protections and America’s spiritual foundations. These are concrete steps no previous administration has taken at this level.

Our country was built on the understanding that freedom requires virtue, and virtue is rooted in something higher than government. John Adams warned that America’s system of freedom and self-government depended on this truth: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Adams understood that self-government requires a moral code, and Western civilization’s code was formed through Christianity.

That reminder matters more than ever as the progressive movement continues to challenge many of these foundational ideas. Because when a nation forgets its moral foundation, it risks losing its sense of purpose.

We are seeing that tension play out in real time.

There is a growing divide in how our leaders approach family and faith.

No Bible-believing Christian, in good faith, can support a political party that has made abortion a central political priority and pushes a radical LGBT agenda on children. The Democratic Party platform should raise serious concerns for Christians, especially when it comes to children and parental rights.

We’ve also seen tension between government policy and religious institutions, including past and present conflicts involving Catholic organizations and conscience protections. These moments underscore how fragile religious liberty can be.

At the same time, traditional values like marriage, motherhood, and the nuclear family are increasingly dismissed as patriarchal rather than foundational by progressives. For the first time in modern history, more women are delaying—or forgoing—marriage and motherhood altogether.

Progressive ideology has, for some, taken on the characteristics of its own religion. It offers an untrue moral framework, a wicked vision of justice, and even social consequences for those who dissent. Certain ideas are treated as unquestionable, and disagreement is often met not with debate, but with exile. This new religion is not only false, but catastrophic for the future of our nation because this ideology is incompatible with America’s foundational principles of freedom, equality, and justice for all.

But there are also signs of hope.

Across the country, many young people are beginning to return to church.

After decades of being told that faith is outdated, Gen Z is searching for something deeper. They are tired of confusion. They are tired of being told that identity is endlessly malleable, that truth is relative, and that fulfillment can be found in self-definition alone.

News cycles come and go, but policy matters. From the overturning of Roe v. Wade to expanding school choice, to removing men from women’s sports, no administration in modern American history has focused more directly on the issues that matter most to Christians.

Of course, none of this means placing blind faith in any one person. President Trump is not perfect. No leader is. And Christianity has never asked us to pretend otherwise.

In fact, Scripture reminds us that God works through imperfect people. King David was flawed, yet chosen. Peter denied Christ, yet became the rock of the Church. Time and time again, we see that God’s plan is not dependent on human perfection, but on His purpose.

That truth should humble us, give us perspective, and remind us what we are truly fighting for as we head into another election cycle.

Because what matters in this moment is not whether any leader meets a standard of PR perfection. What matters is whether the direction of our country is moving closer to or further away from the values that sustain life, family, and faith—and ultimately birthed this nation.

We should be grateful for leadership that is willing to affirm those very values—especially when it has produced more measurable progress for people of faith than we have seen in decades.

And we should be honest about what is at stake if those values are lost.

This is the future of our great American culture, our nuclear families, and our national bedrock.

And it deserves to be taken seriously with clarity, conviction, and a sincere desire to protect what is good, true, and lasting.

After graduating from notoriously leftwing UC Berkeley in 2020, Jayme founded The Conservateur to serve and represent conservative women. Jayme’s previous work experience in the conservative movement includes the United States Senate, the Trump Campaign, the Trump White House, and Fox News. Jayme now lives with her husband, Drake Franklin, and their daughter, Vivienne, in Washington, DC.