The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted the inaugural meeting this week of a new task force to counter anti-Christian bias in federal government policies, regulations, and practices. Headed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, the task force’s first meeting on Tuesday was closed to the public and the media, but included the heads of multiple federal departments and agencies along with witnesses who provided testimony on anti-Christian bias within the federal government.
President Donald Trump formally established the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias on Feb. 6 by executive order. This order commissioned a comprehensive review of federal departments and agencies, particularly to reverse certain actions of the previous administration. Circumstances would suggest that FBI surveillance of Catholic parishes in recent years has been a major motivating factor in the formation of the task force.
According to an April 22 news release after the task force meeting, Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel, discussed “the impact of the anti-Catholic memo” during the gathering and “reiterated the FBI’s commitment to rooting out any anti-Christian bias that could be directing decisions or investigations.”
Further details of the task force can be found here at the Catholic News Agency website.