For years, conservative Americans have watched as federal agencies increasingly targeted people of faith. And where was the mainstream media while all this was happening? Mysteriously silent.
Let that sink in: The same government agencies meant to protect our rights have been systematically undermining them instead. From FBI investigations of Catholic churches to IRS discrimination against Christian organizations, the pattern became impossible to ignore. Prayer groups faced scrutiny, religious adoption agencies were threatened, and medical professionals saw their conscience rights eroded.
Make no mistake – this isn’t just about paperwork and policies. Indeed, this is about protecting our fundamental right to live out our faith.
In what religious liberty advocates are calling a watershed moment, decisive action is finally being taken at the highest levels of government to protect people of faith from bureaucratic persecution.
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will sign an executive order creating a special task force specifically designed to root out anti-Christian bias within federal agencies. The announcement came during his address at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
A Pattern of Persecution
Remember when investigating Catholics became a priority over investigating actual criminals? For anyone paying attention, the pattern was crystal clear.
The IRS actually denied a Christian non-profit its tax-exempt status, brazenly claiming that “The Bible’s teachings are typically affiliated with the Republican Party.”
Yes, you read that correctly: a government agency actually put in writing that following the Bible makes you Republican.
Even after public outcry forced the IRS to reverse that particular decision, the pattern continued across multiple federal agencies. Sound familiar? It should.
“The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, the IRS, FBI — terrible — and other agencies,” Trump said in his National Prayer Breakfast address.
Under the executive order, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will lead the task force with broad authority to investigate and eliminate anti-Christian bias throughout the federal government. The scope of the initiative extends across all federal agencies, with particular focus on departments that have shown patterns of religious discrimination.
“While I’m in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals and in our public squares,” Trump declared to thunderous applause from the prayer breakfast attendees.
Restoring Religious Liberty
The task force’s creation represents more than just administrative reform. It also signals a fundamental recommitment to America’s founding principle of religious liberty. Recent years have seen Christian organizations forced to defend themselves against government overreach on multiple fronts:
- Faith-based adoption agencies threatened with closure for following their religious beliefs.
- Healthcare workers pressured to participate in procedures that violated their conscience.
- Religious schools excluded from government programs solely due to their faith.
- Christian business owners facing penalties for living according to their convictions.
Trump emphasized the fundamental nature of religious freedom, stating, “If we don’t have religious liberty, then we don’t have a free country — we probably don’t even have a country.”
The executive order also establishes a presidential commission on religious liberty that will work to uphold what Trump called “this most fundamental right.” The commission will complement the task force’s work by developing long-term strategies to protect religious freedom.
For millions of Christian Americans who have felt increasingly marginalized by their own government, this action represents a decisive turning point. As federal agencies prepare for new oversight and accountability, the message is clear: the era of anti-Christian bias in government is coming to an end.
After all, as our Founding Fathers understood, religious liberty isn’t just another right – it’s the cornerstone of all our freedoms.
Key Takeaways:
- President Trump’s new task force, led by Pam Bondi, will investigate and eliminate anti-Christian discrimination across all federal agencies.
- The executive order directly addresses documented cases of government persecution, including FBI surveillance of Catholics and IRS targeting of Christian organizations.
- A new presidential commission on religious liberty will develop long-term strategies to protect faith-based organizations from government overreach.
- The initiative represents the strongest federal action to protect religious freedom in recent American history.
