Donald Trump, president of the United States, has announced the launch of a new working group of the Department of Justice dedicated to fighting the anti -Christian bias.
During his speech delivered at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, Trump said that the United States Attorney Pam Bondi would lead the working group to “eradicate the anti -Christian bias” and stop “all forms of persecution and Anti -Christian discrimination within the federal government. ”
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According to Trump, Bondi and the commission “they will fully pursue anti -Christian violence and vandalism in our society and … they will move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers throughout the country.”
“While in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, in our armed forces, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals and in our public squares,” he said. “And we will unite our country as a single nation under God.”
Trump also announced that he plans to establish a new presidential commission on religious freedom, as well as an office of faith in the White House, which will be directed by Tele-Evangelist Reverenda Paula White, his long-standing advisor in religion.
Several families of Israeli hostages were also present at the event that were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. Trump went to them and said: “Today several brave families accompany us whose loved ones were taken as hostage during the horrible October 7 attack. We have them in our hearts and in our prayers. As president, I will not rest until all hostages are returned. ”
Noa Argamani, a former hostage that was released during a raid from the Israeli forces during the summer, was also present at the event. Trump described his survival as “incredible” and attributed his freedom to “the grace of God.”
“The innocent civilians (who were) attacked on October 7 were white for a reason: because they were Jews,” Trump continued. “They were killed and kidnapped by their faith, and these events remind us how blessed we are to live in a nation that has prospered for two and a half centuries as a refuge for religious freedom.”
The national bipartisan prayer breakfast has been divided into two events since 2023, when a dispute between legislators and the coordinators of the event led to the establishment of a smaller separate event in the Capitol, which is mainly attended by members of the Congress and other government officials and other government officials .
Trump attended the Breakfast of the Capitol in addition to the main event, which was held at the Washington Hilton.
“I really think you can’t be happy without religion, without that faith,” Trump told legislators during his message in the Capitol, stating: “Let’s bring religion back, let’s bring God back to our lives.”
Translated and adapted by the ACI Press team. Originally published in CNA.
Low Elhabbal
Madalaine Elhabbal is a CNA journalist based in the Washington DC office in EWTN. He has published articles in Catholicvote and has also worked as a foreign language assistant in France. She is a graduate of Benedictine College.