Policy Changes Aim to Make Religious Freedom a Priority in the U.S. Military

The Trump administration is taking bold steps to restore and prioritize religious freedom in the U.S. military, countering years of politicization and restrictions on faith.

• The 2025 National Security Strategy emphasizes protecting core First Amendment rights, including freedom of religion and conscience, as essential to American government and security.
• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced major reforms in December to restore the role of military chaplains, rejecting the “political correctness and secular humanism” that diminished them to mere therapists.
• A top-down cultural shift is underway to place spiritual wellbeing on equal footing with mental and physical health, supporting service members’ faith as a source of strength.
• Approximately 73% of military personnel identify as people of faith and attend services at twice the rate of civilians, highlighting faith’s longstanding importance in the armed forces.
• Past issues like “woke ideology” forcing policies on troops led to decreased trust, with 80% of active-duty members reporting waning confidence in 2023 due to politicization.
• New Department of Justice guidance ensures VA employees are no longer required to provide abortion services, protecting conscience rights for veterans’ healthcare workers.
• Religious liberty advocates, including First Liberty Institute, praise these changes as reclaiming faith’s foundational role in military morale and national strength.
• These reforms aim to reverse discrimination against faithful service members and reaffirm America’s tradition of religious freedom in uniform.

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