Federal Investigation Exposes Anti-Christian Bias Embedded Across Biden Administration

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• A 565-page Department of Justice investigation found systematic anti-Christian bias across federal agencies during the Biden administration
• The report documents FBI monitoring of Catholic priests and IRS denial of tax-exempt status to Christian organizations based on religious beliefs
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the bias extended beyond isolated incidents to a cultural problem throughout the Department of Justice

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed Saturday that a Department of Justice investigation uncovered a systematic culture of anti-Christian bias across federal agencies during the Biden administration. The findings paint a troubling picture of how faith-based Americans were treated by their own government.

Blanche discussed the 565-page report on “Saturday in America,” detailing how the Biden-era FBI monitored Catholic priests and the IRS denied tax-exempt status to a Christian organization based solely on its religious teachings. These weren’t isolated incidents but part of a broader pattern.

“What we found in that very deep, substantial report is it was much more than just a rogue agent. It was much more than just a field office or a prosecutor.”

“It was actually a systematic culture issue at the Department of Justice to target Christians, to target people based upon their religious beliefs.”

The findings, published Thursday by a Justice Department task force, argue the Biden administration exhibited a pattern of behavior that undermined religious liberty. According to a DOJ press release, the administration used regulatory means to strip protections from people of faith.

“President Biden pushed policies to eliminate statutory protections for religious Americans that interfered with his policy goals. Although he failed to change federal law, under his direction, federal agencies used policy and regulatory means to accomplish the same goals.”

The report details how the Biden administration labeled parental concerns at school boards as threats and dismissed federal workers’ religious concerns about vaccine mandates as insincere or not religious. This represented a fundamental disrespect for Americans exercising their constitutional rights.

Another claim in the report states the Civil Rights Division under President Biden sidelined Christians in favor of preferred constituencies. It published materials suggesting that Christians could not be victims of religious discrimination, only other faith groups.

Blanche called the findings extraordinarily disappointing but emphasized that the current administration is moving to dismantle bias in the DOJ. The contrast between the two administrations could not be more stark.

“President Trump said on day one that this was [going to] change, and I’m happy to report that it has changed.”

Former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s emphasis on reproductive healthcare was another top focus of the report. Republican lawmakers frequently confronted Garland over concerns about whether the DOJ’s actions disadvantaged Christians.

During a House hearing in 2023, Garland, who is Jewish and frequently references his family fleeing religious persecution in Europe in the 20th century, became emotional about the accusation. His personal background, however, did not alter the documented pattern of bias his department exhibited.

“The idea that someone with my family background would discriminate against any religion is so outrageous, so absurd.”

The investigation was a direct result of President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias,” which was designed to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ. The order represents a fundamental commitment to constitutional principles.

“It is the policy of the United States, and the purpose of this order, to protect the religious freedoms of Americans and end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. The Founders established a Nation in which people were free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination or retaliation by their government.”

The 565-page report stands as a comprehensive indictment of how the previous administration treated Americans of faith. The documentation is extensive, the pattern clear, and the corrective action already underway under President Trump’s leadership.

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