Religious Liberty Commission Launches, Aims to Root Out Anti-Christian Bias

President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to prioritize religious freedom in his second term by officially launching the Religious Liberty Commission. 

On Monday, the group held its first meeting at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

The panel includes familiar and trustworthy names – Reverend Franklin Graham, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Dr. Ben Carson, New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Bishop Robert Barron, Kristen Waggoner, Kelly Shackelford, Ryan Anderson, Prestonwood Baptist Church pastor Jack Graham, and pro-life stalwart Alveda King.

Timothy Goeglein, Focus on the Family’s vice president of external affairs, attended the morning gathering.

“We at Focus on the Family were so honored to be part of this first presidential hearing on religious liberty, and the matrix of scholars, attorneys, public officials, and first amendment experts was a powerful testament to the foundational importance of the right of conscience in the 21st century American public square,” reflected Goeglein.

According to the White House, the commission will “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom.”

The newly formed entity comes in the wake of a litany of anti-Christian actions punishing a broad spectrum of believers over the course of the last four years.

Attorney General Pam Bondi joined the meeting and spoke on “the importance of faith to American success.”

Paulette Harlow, age 75, was sentenced to 24 months in jail for participating in a pro-life blockade at an abortion clinic. Paulette’s 74-year-old sister, and others, were also sent to jail.

Shortly after getting into office, President Trump pardoned both Paulette and Heather, along with other pro-lifers.

Meanwhile, at the same time these pro-lifers were being arrested and locked up, countless attacks on pregnancy health clinics around the country were being ignored or swept away.

Predictably, critics of any public expression of faith are decrying the establishment of the commission. In a press release lambasting the group’s first meeting, Americans United for Separation of Church State pulled out the tired and baseless bogeyman accusation that the group is comprised of so-called Christian Nationalists.”

Radicals reflexively suggest that any socially conservative Christians involved in politics today are “Christian Nationalists,” i.e. those whose faith in God is fused with love of country in idolatrous fashion. In reality, Christians should be actively involved in the political arena – and do so in ways that honor God and His Word, and love (not destroy) our fellow man.

In 2023, socially conservative Catholics were specifically targeted by the FBI and deemed to be a terrorist threat.

According to this fabricated and fictional lament, the commission exists to “advance the myth that the United States was founded for white Christians and that our laws and policies must continue to favor their beliefs.”

If such a fantastical charge were true, one would wonder why Dr. Ben Carson and Alveda King would devote their time and energy, as well as their reputation to such a mission.

Speaking earlier this year in announcing the commission, President Trump suggested true happiness wasn’t possible without faith. “Let’s bring God back into our lives,” he said.

Solidifying the constitutional right to religious liberty is a good place to start.

Reflected Tim Goeglein, “James Madison, the primary author of our Constitution, said ‘Conscience is the most sacred of all property.’ Sacred indeed.”

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