The Justice Department Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias released a new report Thursday that concluded the Biden administration’s prosecution strategy, internal policies and practices demonstrated anti-Christian bias that permeated throughout the government. The task force reviewed internal administration discussions, case files and prosecutorial decisions across 17 federal agencies.
“When Christian beliefs about morality and human nature conflicted with the Biden Administration’s views, religious rights often suffered,” the executive summary reads.
“The Biden Administration generally tolerated religious beliefs that were privately held but zealously pursued actions to limit Christians’ ability to act in accordance with their faith,” the report states. “This affected matters of deep personal importance to nearly every American: life, family, marriage, and self-identity.”
The group concluded the administration sought, but ultimately failed, to eliminate statutory protections for Christians in federal law. Then, the administration used policy and regulatory means to try to achieve the same goal.
For example, the report cites the FBI’s targeting of traditional Catholics, the IRS’s probe of Christian churches for preaching aligned with conservative values, and the Department of Education’s unequal targeting of Christian universities for compliance settlements.
The task force criticized seemingly unequal prosecutions of pro-life activists charged with violations of the FACE Act compared to those who espoused pro-abortion views. The task force also pointed to Department of Health and Human Services rules to exclude Christians from being foster parents due to traditional views on gender and sexuality.
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“No American should live in fear that the federal government will punish them for their faith,” said the chairman of the task force, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “As our report lays out, the Biden Administration’s actions devastated the lives of many Christian Americans. That devastation ended with President Trump. The Department of Justice will continue to expose bad actors who targeted Christians and work tirelessly to restore religious liberty for all Americans of faith.”
