President Donald Trump’s plan to create a fee to fight anti-Christian bias within the federal authorities has prompted combined reactions, with Evangelical leaders feeling the transfer will shield spiritual liberty and attorneys with progressive secular authorized organizations accusing the administration of “Christian nationalism.”
Trump introduced the brand new presidential fee throughout his second Nationwide Prayer Breakfast speech on the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
The Republican claimed that the Biden-Harris administration engaged in “persecution” in opposition to religious Christians, citing the 75-year-old pro-life activist sentenced to jail final 12 months for violating the Freedom of Entry to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act for example of anti-Christian bias.
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An govt order signed by Trump on Thursday directed newly sworn-in U.S. Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi to go a “job pressure” that may “eradicate anti-Christian bias” within the authorities.
“The mission of this job pressure might be to instantly halt all types of anti-Christian concentrating on and discrimination throughout the federal authorities, together with on the DOJ, which was completely horrible,” Trump stated. “The IRS, the FBI, horrible.”
“As well as, the duty pressure will work to totally prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to maneuver Heaven and Earth to defend the rights of Christians and non secular believers nationwide.”
The next pages spotlight reactions from main Christian and secularist voices to Trump’s new job pressure to eradicate “eradicate anti-Christian bias.”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Put up. She may be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Observe her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
