Administration heavyweights lead first meeting of Task Force on Anti-Christian Bias

The special task force to combat anti-Christian bias, established by the Biden administration, kicked off its inaugural meeting with an all-star cast. Chaired by Pam Bondi, the session featured prominent figures from Donald Trump’s cabinet, including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, Robert Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel. Their participation underscored the administration’s emphasis on the initiative, which stems from an executive order signed by the president on February 6.

The meeting also featured testimonies from several individuals who described themselves as victims of anti-Christian persecution during Biden’s time in office. Among them was Navy SEAL Phil Mendes, who said he was relieved of duty for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. Scott Hicks, president and chief academic officer of Liberty University, also spoke, claiming that both his institution and Grand Canyon University faced sanctions under the previous administration due to their Christian worldview.

Also heard was Michael Farris, founding president of Patrick Henry College, who spoke on behalf of Pastor Gary Hamrick "to explain how Cornerstone Church was investigated and charged by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for alleged violations of the Johnson Amendment."

"Biden's DOJ abused peaceful Christians and put them in the crosshairs"

After the meeting, Bondi condemned the persecution Christians suffered at the hands of a Catholic Biden, while looking the other way on the assaults believers suffered during his tenure and assured that this is now over with Trump's return to the White House:

"As shown by our victims’ stories today, Biden’s Department of Justice abused and targeted peaceful Christians while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses. Thanks to President Trump, we have ended those abuses, and we will continue to work closely with every member of this Task Force to protect every American’s right to speak and worship freely."

Allegations of abuses against Christians in the various departments

The other Administration heavyweights who participated in the meeting outlined what they have encountered in their respective departments and the corrective measures they will implement to comply with Trump's executive order.

In this regard, he highlighted the intervention of Kash Patel, "who analyzed the impact of the anti-Catholic memo issued by the Richmond FBI and reiterated the FBI's commitment to eradicate any anti-Christian bias that might be driving decisions or investigations."

For his part, Marco Rubio denounced several discriminatory practices at the State Department against Christians that violate religious freedom and freedom of speech. For example, employees fired for refusing to vaccinate—in addition to being labeled "troublemakers" and even "killers" for doing so—, threats against workers who chose to homeschool their children (homeschooling) or the reprisals against officials who refused to promote the LGBT agenda.