Anti-Christian bias task force and Religious Liberty Commission

Case

In its first months, the Trump administration created a DOJ-led task force to 'eradicate anti-Christian bias,' a White House Faith Office, and a Religious Liberty Commission — institutionalizing a narrative that Christians have been persecuted by government, which critics (including religious leaders) warn could privilege one faith tradition and provide cover for exclusionary or white-supremacist framing, though the moves are broadly unpopular in polling even among the general public.

Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias (Feb. 2025)
On Feb. 6, 2025, at the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump announced and then signed Executive Order 14202 creating the 'Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias,' led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, directing DOJ, IRS, FBI and other agencies to identify and eliminate 'anti-Christian' policies and prosecute 'anti-Christian violence and vandalism.' The White House fact sheet cited alleged Biden-era examples, including HHS 'driving Christians out of the foster-care system' and a 2024 declaration of Easter Sunday as 'Transgender Day of Visibility.'
The task force held its inaugural meeting at DOJ on April 22, 2025, with Bondi and cabinet members, including what DOJ described as Christian Americans 'unfairly targeted' under the Biden administration.
The next day (Feb. 7, 2025), Trump signed a separate order establishing a White House Faith Office under the Domestic Policy Council, to coordinate with faith-based organizations and elevate grant opportunities for religious groups.

Religious Liberty Commission (May 2025) and criticism
On May 1, 2025, Trump signed an executive order establishing a Religious Liberty Commission to advise the White House Faith Office and Domestic Policy Council, examine 'emerging threats to religious liberty,' and consider topics including conscience protections in healthcare, vaccine mandates, and prayer in public schools; commissioners serve terms ending July 4, 2026 unless extended by the president.
A letter signed by roughly two dozen religious leaders and scholars condemned the anti-Christian-bias task force, warning it could be used to privilege one Christian tradition over others and that 'claims of anti-Christian bias are shown to provide cover for white supremacy.' Political scientists quoted by Time (Melissa Deckman, Andrew Thompson) characterized the commission/task force as largely symbolic outreach to Christian nationalist constituencies who perceive declining religious dominance (e.g., same-sex marriage, gender fluidity) as persecution, and as 'embedding more Christian fundamentalism in the government.' Polling cited by Time/PRRI found 78% of Americans oppose a federal anti-Christian-bias task force specifically.

Note
The administration says it is remedying past discrimination against Christians; 'Christian nationalism' is critics' characterization, not its own.

Sources
[1] Justice.gov photo gallery/release (https://www.justice.gov/opa/gallery/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-hosts-first-task-force-meeting-eradicate-anti-christian)
[2] Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-executive-order-white-house-faith-office)
[3] White House Fact Sheet (https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-eradicates-anti-christian-bias)
[4] Time (https://time.com/7284721/trump-religious-liberty-commission-goals-members-expert-concerns/)
[5] Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/6/trump-announces-plan-to-launch-task-force-against-anti-christian-bias)
[6] Gulf News (https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/trump-unveils-anti-christian-bias-task-force-1.500030326)
[7] Axios (https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/trump-religious-liberty-commission-order)

Connections

Shared mechanism — Antifa terrorist designation and NSPM-7 domestic terrorism memo
NSPM-7 lists 'anti-Christianity' as a domestic terrorism indicator — the same 'Christianity under threat' framing used to justify both the DOJ task force and the terrorism memo, within months of each other.

Shared mechanism — Pronatalist policy push (baby bonuses, motherhood medal, fertility proposals)
Both push a 'traditional' religion/family/gender framework as official policy — pronatalism promotes traditional family roles, the task force/commission promotes Christianity's primacy — overlapping cabinet figures (Vance) linked to both.

Related — Schools and libraries: book bans, 'patriotic education,' religion in classrooms, and dismantling the Education Department
Shared theme: government promotion of religion in public institutions.