Presidential task force to target antiChristian bias

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi to lead an effort to eliminate what he called antiChristian bias in the federal government. The order came just hours after Trump promised during the National Prayer Breakfast that he would take steps to protect religious freedom and eliminate antiChristian discrimination.

Why does Trump feel this task force is necessary? In his executive order, Trump accused the federal government under the Biden administration of unfairly targeting Christian pro-life advocates for prosecution and labeling Catholic churches as possible sources of domestic terrorism. He also accused Biden administration officials of failing to properly investigate and prosecute attacks on hundreds of pro-life clinics and trying to force Christians to affirm pro-LGBT ideology in violation of their religious beliefs.

What will this task force do? Besides Bondi, other officials ordered to serve on that task force include the Secretaries of State, Homeland Security, Treasury, Defense, Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services. The agency heads will review the activities of all executive branch agencies during former President Joe Biden’s time in office, according to the order. The force will then identify which agency actions unfairly targeted Christians and take action to correct those missteps. The agency heads will also gather public comments about laws or government practices that have unfairly affected Christians and will work to identify and rectify those practices. The task force will work with the White House on federal laws or rules that must be changed to better protect Christians. The task force will remain in existence for two years, Trump said.

Dig deeper: Read Carolina Lumetta’s report in The Stew about a conservative prayer gathering held a day before the National Prayer Breakfast—with an emphasis more on prayer and less on breakfast.