Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Eradicates Anti-Christian Bias

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TLDR

This executive order creates a task force to investigate alleged anti-Christian bias in government, mandating agency audits and policy recommendations. It includes pardons for FACE Act convictions and makes disputed claims about Biden administration actions regarding religious discrimination. The order’s narrow focus on Christianity raises constitutional questions about religious neutrality and appears politically motivated ahead of midterm elections.

This is a “fact” sheet for the executive order establishing the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, aiming to address alleged government discrimination against Christians through policy reviews, stakeholder consultations, and legislative recommendations. The fact sheet accompanying the order makes several specific claims about Biden-era actions that require careful analysis:

Key Components of the Executive Order

  • Creation of a cabinet-level task force to audit federal agencies for anti-Christian policies
  • Mandated annual progress reports and a final recommendations package
  • Focus on reversing perceived religious liberty violations through enforcement prioritization
  • Pardons for individuals convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act

Claims About Previous Administration:

  1. DOJ Prosecutions
    The order references 21 pro-life activists receiving multi-year sentences, but fails to note these convictions involved physical clinic blockades and violations of federal access laws rather than simple prayer vigils.

  2. FBI Memo Controversy
    While a 2023 FBI document mentioned monitoring potential extremism in traditionalist Catholic communities, it was quickly retracted and never became operational policy.

  3. Transgender Day Visibility
    The 2024 designation of March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility coincided with Easter but was established in 2009 through congressional resolution, not by executive action.

  4. Foster Care System
    The Biden administration’s LGBTQ+ protections for foster parents were implemented through existing anti-discrimination statutes rather than targeted religious exclusions.

Constitutional Considerations

The First Amendment prohibits both government establishment of religion and religious discrimination. Legal experts note the task force’s exclusive focus on Christianity raises Equal Protection Clause concerns, as federal agencies are constitutionally required to maintain neutrality among religious groups.

Historical Context

The order continues Trump’s pattern of faith-based initiatives, including:

This latest action appears strategically timed to mobilize evangelical voters ahead of the 2026 midterms, building on previous efforts to position Trump as the defender of Christian values against perceived secular encroachment.

Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government and unlawful conduct targeting Christians.

  • The task force, officially known as the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, will be comprised of members of President Trump’s cabinet and key government agencies.
  • The task force will review the activities of all departments and agencies to identify and eliminate anti-Christian policies, practices, or conduct.
  • The task force will gather input from various stakeholders to ensure broad perspectives are considered, including faith-based organizations, State, local, and Tribal governments, and Americans affected by anti-Christian conduct.
  • It will identify and address gaps in laws and enforcement that have contributed to anti-Christian conduct, including by remedying any failures to fully enforce the law against acts of anti-Christian hostility, vandalism, and violence.
  • The task force will recommend further presidential or legislative actions necessary to rectify past wrongs and protect Americans’ religious liberties.
  • The task force will submit an annual report on its progress, with a final report upon its conclusion.

PROTECTING AMERICANS’ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:

The previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses. President Trump will not tolerate this abuse of government and is taking action to ensure that any unlawful and improper anti-Christian conduct, policies or practices are identified, terminated, and rectified.

  • The United States Constitution enshrines the fundamental right to religious liberty in the First Amendment.
  • The Biden Department of Justice brought felony charges and obtained multi-year prison sentences against nearly two dozen pro-life Christians for praying and peacefully demonstrating outside abortion facilities.
  • The Biden Department of Justice ignored hundreds of attacks on Catholic churches, charities, and pro-life centers.
  • In 2023, a Federal Bureau of Investigation memo asserted that traditional Catholics were domestic-terrorism threats and suggested infiltrating Catholic churches as “threat mitigation.”
  • The Biden Department of Education sought to repeal religious-liberty protections for faith-based organizations on college campuses.
  • The Biden Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sought to force Christians to affirm radical transgender ideology against their faith.
  • The Biden Department of Health and Human Services sought to drive Christians out of the foster-care system.
  • In 2024, the Biden Administration declared Easter Sunday as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”

STANDING UP FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY:

President Donald J. Trump is committed to protecting Americans’ fundamental right to religious freedom.

  • On his fourth day in office, President Trump pardoned the Christians and pro-life activists who were persecuted by the Biden Administration for praying and peacefully living out their faith.

  • Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order to combat anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our streets.

  • President Trump: “I will create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias. That’ll be done immediately.”

  • This Executive Order also builds on the long list of accomplishments from the first Trump Administration:

    • During his first year in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order upholding religious liberty and the right to engage in religious speech.

    • President Trump signed an Executive Order recognizing the essential contributions of faith-based organizations and establishing the Faith and Opportunity Initiative.

    • President Trump reversed the Obama-era policy that prevented the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations.

President Trump hosted a Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom event at the United Nations and called on the international community and business lead