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The United States President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a working group aimed at eliminating what he called an “anti -Christian bias” in the federal government.
Trump made the message Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Colombia County, an annual event that brings together religious groups with government leaders.
During his speech, Trump said he would sign a executive order later during the day and appoint a US Prosecutor General Pam Bondi To lead the effort.
He also pointed out several government agencies that can be considered under efforts, including the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
“The mission of this working group will be immediately to conduct all forms of anti -Christian guidance and discrimination in the federal government, including DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, IRS, FBI and other agencies,” Trump said.
Bondi, he added, will also work to “fully pursue anti -Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven and earth to protect the rights of Christians and religious believers throughout the country.”
Until Trump gave examples of what “anti -Christian biases” is, planned enforcement It can ask constitutional questions regarding the division of the church and the state.
According to the first amendment to the US Constitution, the government defends the freedom of religion.
Legal experts often point out the “clause for creating” this amendment – which says Congress “does not make a law respecting the creation of religion” – by banning the government from imposing or promoting religious beliefs.
But some evangelical defenders claim that Christianity is an essential part of the US government system. Trump is courting this group during his presidential campaigns.
On Thursday, Trump called on the Americans to “return God” to their lives. In addition to the new working group, he also announced the establishment of a committee on religious freedom.
“If we have no religious freedom, then we have no free state,” Trump said.
He also reflected on his relationship with religion after he faced a pair of unsuccessful Trial Last year, saying he “changed” it.
“I feel even stronger,” Trump, a non -advertising Christian, said. “I believed in God, but I feel that I feel much stronger about it. Something happened. “
Speaking later on a second prayer breakfast sponsored by a private group, Trump noted, “God saved me.”
He also focused on his predecessor, democratic President Joe Biden, accusing him of “pursuing” to the pursuit of his administration for abortion rights accused of blocking reproductive health clinics.
Trump's new Working Group for Anti -Christian Biases has already expressed criticism.
“Instead of defending religious beliefs, this working group will abuse religious freedom to justify the fanatics, discrimination, and subjection of our civil rights laws,” says Rachel Laser, president of Americans united to divide the church and the state.
Andrew Seidel, a lawyer at the Freedom of Religion Foundation, also questioned the motivation behind the new working group.
“This working group is not a response to Christian persecution; It is an attempt to restore their declining Christian privileges and supremacy, “he wrote in a publication by X.
“Christians are still the majority in this country. They are excessively presented in the congress and almost any other government organ. But demographic data are shifted. Quickly. And that's why we see this rise of Christian nationalism. “
President Trump and his administration have already encountered certain religious leaders. The day after his second taking officeFor example, Trump attended a sermon presented by the Reverend Marian Budda at the National Cathedral in Washington, where she called for “mercy” for members of the LGBTQ+ Community and undocumented immigrants.
Trump then replied to his online platform Truth Social, calling Bude “Radical Lev Hard Heather Trump”.
Vice president JD VANCEHe who is a Catholic has also been spagging with the best American leaders of his own church on immigration. Other members of the clergy across the country have expressed fears about churches from a list of places previously protected against immigration action.
The National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday is a 70-year tradition in Washington, Colombia. Dwight Diezenhower was the first president to attend the 1953 prayer breakfast and every president as he speaks of gathering.
