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4. Established task force to eradicate 'anti-Christian bias'
In an executive order published Thursday for the purpose of "eradicating anti-Christian bias," Trump proclaimed, "It is the policy of the United States, and the purpose of this order, to protect the religious freedoms of Americans and end the anti-Christian weaponization of government." The president established a "Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias."
Attorney General Pam Bondi will chair the task force, which will consist of 16 other executive branch officials, including Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other members of the administration who have yet to be confirmed.
Additional department heads not explicitly named in the executive order may be invited to participate on a rotating basis.
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The task force will review "any unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices, or conduct by an agency contrary to the purpose and policy of this executive order" and recommend steps for dismantling any such policies that do exist.
Trump contends that the task force is necessary in light of what he described as the Biden administration's "egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses."
"The Biden Department of Justice sought to squelch faith in the public square by bringing Federal criminal charges and obtaining in numerous cases multi-year prison sentences against nearly two dozen peaceful pro-life Christians for praying and demonstrating outside abortion facilities," the order stated.
"Those convicted included a Catholic priest and 75-year-old grandmother, as well as an 87-year-old woman and a father of 11 children who were arrested 18 months after praying and singing hymns outside an abortion facility in Tennessee as part of a politically motivated prosecution campaign by the Biden administration," Trump stated.
Trump has pardoned the pro-life activists in question.
"At the same time, Catholic churches, charities, and pro-life centers sought justice for violence, theft, and arson perpetrated against them, which the Biden Department of Justice largely ignored," Trump added. "After more than 100 attacks, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning this violence and calling on the Biden administration to enforce the law."
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
