White House Faith Office Established as Trump Vows to ‘Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias’

YOUR EX

February 8, 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced the formation of a White House faith office, to be led by televangelist Rev. Paula White, alongside a task force aimed at eliminating what he describes as “anti-Christian bias” in the United States.

Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday (6 February), Trump outlined his plans to protect Christian religious freedoms, including creating a presidential commission on religious liberty.

‘One Nation Under God’

During his address, Trump vowed to safeguard Christians in all aspects of society, saying:

“While I’m in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals, and in our public squares. And we will bring our country back together as one nation under God.”

The newly announced commission will be dedicated to upholding religious liberty, with an executive order appointing Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force focused on eradicating “anti-Christian targeting and discrimination” within federal agencies.

Controversial Leadership and Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies

Rev. Paula White, who will oversee the White House faith office, has been a divisive figure in religious and political circles. She previously described the Black Lives Matter movement as “the anti-Christ” and has long been aligned with conservative evangelical groups.

Following the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump signed an executive order, which included rhetoric critical of LGBTQ+ rights. The order referenced an alleged “pattern of targeting peaceful Christians” during the Biden Administration.

In the document, Trump reiterated the debunked claim that the Biden Administration deliberately declared March 31, 2024—Easter Sunday—as Transgender Day of Visibility. In reality, Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event that coincided with Easter that year but was not specifically designated on that date by the administration.

Trump, who previously identified as Presbyterian, stated in a 2020 interview that he now considers himself a non-denominational Christian. Over the years, he has forged strong relationships with prominent evangelical leaders, including Gary Bauer of American Values and Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council (FRC).

The FRC has been labelled an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, with its leader, Perkins, repeatedly making false claims linking LGBTQ+ individuals to paedophilia.

With this latest move, Trump continues to bolster his support among conservative Christian voters while deepening the divide on issues of religious freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, and the separation of church and state.