A White House-blessed prayer rally on the National Mall is set to draw thousands to 'Rededicate America as One Nation Under God' as part of the Trump administration’s celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Featuring worship music, evangelical leaders and top government officials, the nine-hour event promotes the view that the United States was founded as an explicitly Christian nation. President Trump is expected to deliver a video message, alongside speeches from senior administration officials and prominent evangelical supporters.

Organizers describe the rally as reflecting the Protestant character of the country’s origins, while critics argue it advances a contested and historically inaccurate narrative. Many scholars say the founders intentionally rejected the idea that the state should endorse a single religion, calling claims of a formally Christian founding a distortion of history.

The event highlights the growing political influence of conservative Christian movements that seek to blur the separation of church and state. Opponents, including religious freedom advocates and leaders from minority faiths, warn that framing the nation as fundamentally Christian risks excluding other religious communities and undermining longstanding protections for religious pluralism. Recent survey data shows a modest rise in support for declaring Christianity the nation’s official religion, with sharp partisan divides on the issue.