Restoring Balance: Why Trump’s Anti-Christian Bias Task Force Is Fair and Just, By Charles Taylor (Florida)

In February 2025, President Donald Trump launched the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, a bold move to root out what he calls the "anti-Christian weaponization of government." For a Christian conservative in a polarised world, this task force isn't just politics—it's a necessary correction to a half-century slide toward secular extremism that began with the 1960s cultural revolution. Far from privileging one faith, it restores balance to a society that's marginalised Christianity under the guise of progress. The Left cries "extremism," but their own radical secularism reveals the true imbalance.

The 1960s marked a seismic shift in Western culture, unravelling Christian influence in public life. In the U.S., Supreme Court rulings like Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Abington School District v. Schempp (1963) banned school prayer and Bible reading, citing the First Amendment's establishment clause. These decisions, hailed as neutral, effectively prioritised secularism, sidelining Christianity's role in education. The sexual revolution, fuelled by the Pill and Woodstock's ethos, challenged Biblical morality, normalising premarital sex and abortion (Roe v. Wade, 1973). In Australia, similar trends emerged: the 1960s saw pubs open on Sundays, eroding Christian Sabbath traditions, while multiculturalism diluted Christian norms.

This wasn't mere progress—it was a deliberate push to secularise society. The Left's cultural Marxism, as noted in conservative circles, replaced faith with relativism, branding Christian values as oppressive. By the 21st century, Christian symbols faced scrutiny—crosses removed from public spaces, Christmas demoted to "holidays." The 2016 U.S. Census showed Christians at 70% (down from 90% in 1970), while Australia's 2016 Census pegged Christians at 52%, reflecting a parallel decline. The 1960s revolution didn't just diversify society; it tilted the scales against Christianity.

The Trump task force targets Biden-era policies as recent evidence of this anti-Christian path. The DOJ's prosecution of pro-life Christians under the FACE Act—nearly two dozen, including a priest and elderly women—for peaceful protests, while ignoring 366 attacks on Catholic churches since 2020, suggests selective enforcement. A 2023 FBI memo linking "Radical Traditionalist Catholics" to extremism, later retracted, fuelled perceptions of profiling. Biden's 2024 Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday was seen as a cultural slight, while pronoun policies and vaccine mandates allegedly pressured Christians to violate faith. These echo the 1960s' secular overreach, prioritising progressive ideals over religious freedom.

The task force, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, is a fair response to this imbalance. It reviews federal agencies—DOJ, FBI, VA, State Department—for anti-Christian policies, recommending their termination. The VA's April 2025 call for employees to report bias (e.g., hostility to Christian symbols) and the State Department's similar directive show a commitment to transparency. The task force doesn't impose Christianity but protects it, aligning with the First Amendment's free exercise clause. A 2023 Pew Research poll found 60% of Americans support stronger religious freedom protections, proving this isn't fringe but mainstream.

. The task force counters secular extremism, not other faiths. The Left's empathy critique—calling Christian concerns "weaponized victimhood"—ignores real grievances, like Christians pressured to affirm transgender ideology.

The 1960s revolution tipped Western culture toward secular extremism, marginalising Christianity. Trump's task force is a fair correction, addressing Biden-era biases and restoring balance for a faith still central to millions. The Left's cries of "extremism" reflect their own radicalism, not the common-sense call to protect religious liberty. In a polarised world, fairness means letting Christians stand equal—not above, not below.