{"id":2661939,"date":"2026-09-15T20:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nominates-franklin-grahams-daughter-for-key-religious-freedom-position\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T20:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:11:25","slug":"president-trump-nominates-franklin-grahams-daughter-for-key-religious-freedom-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nominates-franklin-grahams-daughter-for-key-religious-freedom-position\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Nominates Franklin Graham&#8217;s Daughter for Key Religious Freedom Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-trump-nominates-franklin-grahams-daughter-for-key-religious-freedom-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2661939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has nominated his friend and religious leader Cissie Graham Lynch, daughter of Rev. Franklin Graham, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Graham Lynch has traveled extensively and studied religious freedom issues, positioning her as a qualified candidate. Her nomination received praise from political figures, including Senator Ted Budd and Congressman Mark Harris, who emphasized her dedication to defending religious liberties worldwide. Lynch has expressed her commitment to serving with excellence and underscores the importance of religious freedom, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ending-bloody-african-war-with-brokered-peace-between-the-two-sides\/\" title=\"Trump Ending Bloody African War with Brokered Peace Between the Two Sides\">amid global conflicts<\/a> and domestic social divisions. She also participated in faith-oriented events and initiatives, calling for unity, spiritual renewal, and a return to God as a response to societal challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has nominated the daughter of the Rev. Franklin Graham to lead his administration\u2019s fight for religious freedom around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Donald J. Trump has nominated my daughter Cissie Graham Lynch to serve as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom,\u201d Graham announced on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FranklinGraham\/posts\/pfbid04DbxX8a48LPS8cYq8DiHJiJXZ2nLYxVqULs1aZJHzywRzzLXQABYuYbqBwMxA2KYl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCissie is uniquely qualified for this \u2014 she has traveled the world and been a student of this issue for many years. She has a broad worldview and knowledge of the issues facing religious freedom today,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf confirmed by the Senate, she will bring a passion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-u-s-marine-is-arrested-and-put-behind-bars-after-criticizing-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Jailed! U.S. Marine is arrested and put behind bars after criticizing Afghanistan withdrawal\">defending religious freedom<\/a> to this office. I couldn\u2019t be more proud of her, and I ask you to pray that God would give her wisdom and strength,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>During Trump\u2019s first term, Lynch was on his Executive Evangelical Advisory Board of Trump\u2019s Faith Advisory Council, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/billygraham.org\/decision-magazine\/articles\/trump-nominates-cissie-graham-lynch-for-u-s-ambassador-at-large-for-international-religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BillyGraham.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf confirmed by the Senate, please pray that I would serve with excellence and make the most of every opportunity to protect our most precious and fundamental right\u2014and one that far too many people around the world still live without\u2014freedom of religion,\u201d Lynch said in her official statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Donald Trump has asked me to serve as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>I would consider it a great honor and privilege to do so.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed by the Senate, please pray that I would serve with excellence and make the most of every\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cissie Graham Lynch (@CissieGLynch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CissieGLynch\/status\/2099814235693842789?\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Lynch spoke at May\u2019s Rededicate 250 prayer service, as noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/rededicate-250-cissie-graham-lynch-others-express-hope-for-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people across the country \u2014 I can feel it, that there\u2019s something deeply unsettled in our nation right now, and in the world,\u201d she said then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cissie Graham Lynch joined us at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Rededicate250?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rededicate250<\/a> with a powerful reminder: every generation before us has called on the Lord in their hour of need \u2014 and now it\u2019s our turn.<\/p>\n<p>As we mark 250 years of this nation, may we humble ourselves, return to Him, and find our strength where\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udPmvQ2gwk\">pic.twitter.com\/udPmvQ2gwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Freedom250\/status\/2056016548486164933?\">May 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s anxiety, there\u2019s division, confusion, anger. There\u2019s just spiritual emptiness. We\u2019re watching wars in the Middle East, war in Ukraine and just rising instability,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our country is in trouble, and I think this is a great opportunity to come back to God and recognize that we need Him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI listen to my grandfather on SiriusXM \u2014 the Billy Graham channel \u2014 quite often, and he spoke of the problems that we face today. So many of these messages were 30 or 40 years ago, but you would think he was speaking to today\u2019s politics and today\u2019s culture, because there are no new problems,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what my hope is for this event is that individuals be encouraged, that the churches would be encouraged to stand on God\u2019s truth, to proclaim it with boldness and not to back down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut also to have a sense of urgency in the days that we\u2019re living. People need to hear that God loves them, loves them so much that He sent His Son Jesus for them, and that there is hope in Him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>  The nomination drew widespread praise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to my fellow North Carolinian Cissie Jane Lynch on her nomination as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom,\u201d Republican Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SenTedBudd\/posts\/congratulations-to-my-fellow-north-carolinian-cissie-jane-lynch-on-her-nominatio\/1642850763866438\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe will do an incredible job combatting the war on faith around the world &#038; championing our first &#038; most fundamental right \u2014 freedom of religion,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe right to live out our faith is God-given and fundamental to a free society. At a time when people around the world continue to face persecution for their beliefs, I am confident Cissie will be a strong defender of religious freedom,\u201d Republican Rep. 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