Trump signs executive order to combat ‘anti-Christian bias’

Feb 7

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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday, establishing a task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias.” The task force will address alleged “anti-Christian” policies, prosecute related crimes, and recommend actions to safeguard religious freedom.
Trump criticized the Biden administration for supposedly targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring anti-Christian offenses, referencing the jailing of anti-abortion activists.
The Biden administration previously released strategies to combat anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic hate.

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President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Thursday, Feb. 6, that will create a task force aimed at “[eradicating] anti-Christian bias.” Newly appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi will head the task force.

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According to the executive order, the task force will identify what the president describes as unlawful “anti-Christian” policies, practices or actions by federal agencies, develop strategies to protect Americans’ religious liberties, and highlight gaps in laws, enforcement and regulations that have allowed such conduct.

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“To confront such weaponization and religious persecution today, I’m signing an executive order to make our attorney general –– who’s a great person, she’s going to be a great attorney general –– Pam Bondi, the head of a task force, brand new, to eradicate anti-Christian bias. About time, right? Anti-Christian bias,” Trump said while speaking during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday.

“In addition, the task force will work to fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide,” Trump said.

The order will also recommend any necessary presidential or legislative actions to address alleged past wrongs and safeguard religious freedom.

The executive order criticizes the Biden administration, saying it “engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses,” citing the jailing of “nearly two dozen peaceful pro-life Christians for praying and demonstrating outside abortion facilities” under Biden’s Department of Justice.

Trump pardoned those anti-abortion activists.

In December, former President Joe Biden released a strategy for combating anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate, which increased following the start of the Israel-Hamas war. In May 2023, Biden released a strategy to counter anti-Semitism as well.

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“TO CONFRONT SUCH WEAPONIZATION AND RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION TODAY, I’M SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MAKE OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHO’S A GREAT PERSON, SHE’S GOING TO BE A GREAT ATTORNEY GENERAL, PAM BONDI THE HEAD OF A TASK FORCE BRAND NEW TO ERADICATE ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS. ABOUT TIME, RIGHT? ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS.”

PRESIDENT TRUMP – SPEAKING DURING THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST IN WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY — SAID HIS NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER TITLED “ERADICATING ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS” WILL CREATE A TASK FORCE AIMED AT PROTECTING CHRISTIANS FROM VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION.

“IN ADDITION, THE TASK FORCE, WILL WORK TO FULLY PROSECUTE ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM IN OUR SOCIETY AND TO MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF CHRISTIANS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS NATIONWIDE.”

ACCORDING TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE TASK FORCE WILL IDENTIFY UNLAWFUL ANTI-CHRISTIAN POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ACTIONS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AMERICANS’ RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES, AND HIGHLIGHT GAPS IN LAWS, ENFORCEMENT, AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE ALLOWED SUCH CONDUCT.

IT WILL ALSO RECOMMEND ANY NECESSARY PRESIDENTIAL OR LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS PAST WRONGS AND SAFEGUARD RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER CRITICIZES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYING IT “ENGAGED IN AN EGREGIOUS PATTERN OF TARGETING PEACEFUL CHRISTIANS, WHILE IGNORING VIOLENT, ANTI-CHRISTIAN OFFENSES” CITING THE JAILING OF “NEARLY TWO DOZEN PEACEFUL PRO-LIFE CHRISTIANS FOR PRAYING AND DEMONSTRATING OUTSIDE ABORTION FACILITIES” UNDER THE BIDEN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

TRUMP PARDONED THOSE ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVISTS.

IN DECEMBER, FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN RELEASED A STRATEGY FOR COMBATING ANTI-MUSLIM AND ANTI-ARAB HATE WHICH INCREASED SINCE THE START OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR.

IN MAY 2023, BIDEN RELEASED A STRATEGY TO COUNTER ANTI-SEMITISM, AS WELL.