Trump isn’t defending religious communities — he’s waging war on them | Opinion

(RNS) — In a speech last week to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Donald Trump announced an executive order creating a new task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” in the federal government. He promised his administration would “move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide.”

These promises from Trump aren’t surprising. For decades, the political right has tried to claim the mantle of defenders of religious freedom, crying wolf about “government overreach” and “the left” attacking religious institutions. In his speech, Trump claimed that the Democratic Party “opposes religion. They oppose God.”

Read the op-ed in RNS from Interfaith Alliance President & CEO Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush.