Trump task force promises to "end anti-Christian bias"
Federal employees have been instructed to report instances of discrimination among their colleagues, specifically regarding perceived anti-Christian bias. The White House has established a task force aimed at investigating allegations of anti-Christian...
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Federal employees have been instructed to report instances of discrimination among their colleagues, specifically regarding perceived anti-Christian bias.
The White House has established a task force aimed at investigating allegations of anti-Christian discrimination within federal agencies. This initiative was launched in response to reports that employees are being asked to identify instances where they believe Christians are being discriminated against.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February to create the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. The purpose of this task force is to pinpoint policies and actions across federal departments that are thought to unlawfully discriminate against Christians.
“The Biden administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring violent anti-Christian offenses,” Attorney General Pam Bondi stated during the task force’s inaugural meeting on Tuesday. She further alleged that under Joe Biden’s administration, Christians faced abuse and surveillance from federal agencies.
According to Bondi, the task force will aim to identify “unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices or conduct across the government” and work to “find and fix deficiencies in existing regulatory practices.”
Reports indicate that federal employees have received directives to report cases of this discrimination among their colleagues. The Department of Veterans Affairs has asked its employees to document instances of “anti-Christian” bias, including specific details such as names, dates, and locations, which are to be submitted to a designated government email, as reported by The Guardian. A similar request was also communicated through an internal memo to staff at the US State Department, PMG noted earlier this month.
Several prominent figures in Trump’s administration are devout Christians, including Vice President J. D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A significant portion of white American Christians supported Trump's presidential campaign, as indicated by a Pew Research study last year.
Trump, raised Presbyterian, identified as a non-denominational Christian in 2020. Following an assassination attempt and multiple foiled plots against his life during his 2024 reelection campaign, he has often remarked that God spared his life.
According to a Pew Research study from February, 62% of Americans identify as Christian, while approximately 30% are non-religious, and 7% belong to religions other than Christianity.
Sophie Wagner for TROIB News
The White House has established a task force aimed at investigating allegations of anti-Christian discrimination within federal agencies. This initiative was launched in response to reports that employees are being asked to identify instances where they believe Christians are being discriminated against.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February to create the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. The purpose of this task force is to pinpoint policies and actions across federal departments that are thought to unlawfully discriminate against Christians.
“The Biden administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring violent anti-Christian offenses,” Attorney General Pam Bondi stated during the task force’s inaugural meeting on Tuesday. She further alleged that under Joe Biden’s administration, Christians faced abuse and surveillance from federal agencies.
According to Bondi, the task force will aim to identify “unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices or conduct across the government” and work to “find and fix deficiencies in existing regulatory practices.”
Reports indicate that federal employees have received directives to report cases of this discrimination among their colleagues. The Department of Veterans Affairs has asked its employees to document instances of “anti-Christian” bias, including specific details such as names, dates, and locations, which are to be submitted to a designated government email, as reported by The Guardian. A similar request was also communicated through an internal memo to staff at the US State Department, PMG noted earlier this month.
Several prominent figures in Trump’s administration are devout Christians, including Vice President J. D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A significant portion of white American Christians supported Trump's presidential campaign, as indicated by a Pew Research study last year.
Trump, raised Presbyterian, identified as a non-denominational Christian in 2020. Following an assassination attempt and multiple foiled plots against his life during his 2024 reelection campaign, he has often remarked that God spared his life.
According to a Pew Research study from February, 62% of Americans identify as Christian, while approximately 30% are non-religious, and 7% belong to religions other than Christianity.
Sophie Wagner for TROIB News
