President Donald Trump has established a task force to examine alleged instances of discrimination against Christians during the Biden administration. The task force, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, aims to identify any unlawful actions, modify objectionable policies, and propose remedies for past perceived failures. While some Christian supporters view the task force as necessary, critics argue that it is unnecessary and caters to Trump's base, claiming that Christian conservatives already hold significant influence within the government.
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Critics see the task force initiative as unnecessary and pandering to Trump’s base. But some Christian supporters said it is overdue, claiming the Biden administration had discriminated against them through actions and inactions.
He said the Biden administration was “deliberately targeting Christian beliefs through discriminatory policies” on issues such as abortion and gender. These are “not fringe beliefs” and are shared by other religious groups besides Christians, he said.Critics said Trump is claiming to see persecution in distorted case descriptions, a calendar coincidence and other situations that, while raising concerns, don’t add up to a pattern.
The act was “simply deployed to prosecute pro-life advocates who, had they been advocating for any other set of beliefs, would never have been prosecuted by the government,” Bangert said. “Yet the Biden administration refused to enforce the FACE Act in cases where pro-life pregnancy centers or churches or synagogues were targeted.
The claim emerged from the case of a man of who pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge and who had spoken of intending to kill Jews and other minorities. He had been attending a church espousing traditionalist Catholic beliefs -- though not in communion with the pope – where he reportedly sought to recruit others, according to a Justice Department review.
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