The Biden administration had a “consistent and systematic pattern of discrimination” against Christians, a new Trump Department of Justice report revealed Friday, pointing out instances of when the 46th president’s officials “weaponized the full weight of the federal government” against the members of the faith.
The report was the first of its kind from the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which was created by President Trump and led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, and found instances of the State Department limiting humanitarian relief for Christians, the Justice Department targeting Catholics as possible “domestic terrorism threats” and multiple agencies declining religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
“Any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target Christians are identified, terminated, and rectified,” the memo, obtained by The Post, read.
“The Task Force makes this commitment: the federal government will never again be permitted to turn its power against people of faith,” the report states. “Under President Trump and Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, in partnership with all members of this Task Force, the rule of law will be enforced with vigor, and every religion will be treated with equality in both policy and action.”
It also noted: “The days of anti-Christian bias in the federal government are over. Faith is not a liability in America—it is a liberty.”
Examples of discrimination included the State Department providing “limited humanitarian relief to Christians relative to other populations” and having “muted” response to attacks against Christians.
The State Department also favored hiring those who adhered to other religions, while Christian employees were discriminated against, the memo read.
“It was particularly concerning that employees were less likely to be permitted leave for observation of certain Christian holidays as opposed to non-Christian ones,” it continued. --->READ MORE HERE
The State Department said Friday that it will "eradicate" anti-Christian practices that were in place under the Biden administration, as directed by the Trump administration.
"Our nation was founded on the recognition that moral virtue and a steadfast faith in God are necessary preconditions of freedom," the department said on its official X account. "Yet under the Biden Administration, U.S. foreign policy belittled Christianity and weaponized government against faith.
"That era has ended," the post continued. "Under @POTUS's leadership, the State Department will eradicate practices that devalue and demean the Christian faith."
In its initial assessment, the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias found that under the Biden administration, the State Department "stigmatized employees for religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate" and cast "blame for disease on the unvaccinated."
"The Department of State empowered employees to publicly shame and demean their colleagues with religious objections, even calling them 'plague rats' and 'murderers,'" the report said. "In one instance, an ambassador directly accused an unvaccinated subordinate of 'wanting to kill' the ambassador's mother. The process used for determining religious exemptions involved an invasive questionnaire demanding highly personal information, reportedly far exceeding the legal requirements.
"Those who received religious accommodations were further shamed and humiliated as they were required to test for COVID weekly in view of others; disclose their accommodations to colleagues; and wear masks essentially marking them with a scarlet letter," the document said. --->READ MORE HERE
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