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Two words: “Christian concept.”
That phrase alone sent CNN and MSNBC into overdrive.
Vance’s comments ripped through decades of left-wing education propaganda. For years, activists and their ACLU allies argued that removing Christian expression from public life was “protecting” freedom of religion. But Vance exposed that logic as a complete fraud.
He explained that Christianity itself is what created the idea of freedom — because it teaches that humans are made in God’s image and must have free will.
“When our founders talked about freedom of religion, they didn’t mean you weren’t allowed to say a Christian prayer in a public school or that you weren’t allowed to talk about Jesus Christ in a public forum,” he said. “They just meant that nobody could force you to profess the Christian faith. That had to come from your own free will.”
In one stroke, Vance turned the Left’s favorite phrase — separation of church and state — on its head. The founders weren’t banning faith. They were safeguarding conscience.
Vance didn’t stop there. He reminded the audience that the moral foundations of Western civilization — from abolishing slavery to protecting children — came from Christianity.
“It was a Christian empire, Great Britain, that abolished slavery,” Vance noted. “The idea that we should eliminate child sacrifice — Christian settlers found cultures that practiced infanticide, and Christianity said we don’t kill children just because they’re inconvenient.”
Then he cited Scripture itself:
“By their fruits, you shall know them.”
And with that, he delivered his knockout blow:
“I think the fruits of the Christian faith are the most moral, just, and prosperous civilization in history,” Vance declared. “I make no apologies for believing that Christianity is the pathway to God.”
Those last four words — “I make no apologies” — sent the media into another frenzy about “Christian nationalism.” But Vance didn’t care. He doubled down.
When the student tried to push back again, asking if schools should stay “neutral,” Vance went for the jugular.
“I reject the idea that anything is purely neutral,” Vance shot back.
He pointed out that every classroom decision — from how history is taught to what’s considered “science” — reflects moral assumptions. Then he gave a brutal example of today’s academic hypocrisy.
“Can you take a pill to change your biological gender? Fifteen years ago, every scientist in the Western world would have said, ‘Absolutely not — that’s crazy.’ Now, many say otherwise.”
Even teaching history isn’t neutral, he added. Whether you see Columbus as a hero or a villain reveals your worldview.
“Anyone who tells you their view is neutral probably has an agenda,” Vance stated. “I’m at least honest about the fact that I think the Christian foundation of this country is a good thing.”
The crowd roared. And behind him, Erika Kirk — wearing one of her late husband’s “Freedom” shirts — fought back tears as she told the students, “You are the courageous generation, all of you, Gen Z.”
Vance’s appearance marked more than a speech — it was a cultural moment. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, his message of courage and conviction lived on through the man he called his brother.
The Trump administration, far from apologizing for America’s Christian roots, is now embracing them — openly and unapologetically.
For 60 years, the Left told Americans that faith belonged in the shadows.
JD Vance just proved them wrong.
Religious freedom isn’t freedom from Christianity. It’s a Christian concept — two words that changed everything.
