The White House has posted the following:
Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump has made history again and again for the faith community. Since the founding of our nation, nobody has fought harder or gained more for believers, reversing the catastrophic policies of the previous administration while building on the winning legacy of his first term. President Trump has protected religious liberty and affirmed faith in America. He has fought anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and other forms of anti-religious bias while ending the weaponization of government against all people of faith. He has expanded school choice, protected parental rights, restored biological truth, uplifted families, ended illegal and divisive DEI policies, stopped taxpayer funding for abortion, restored free speech, and stood side-by-side with Israel. He is the most pro-faith and pro-religious liberty President in American history.
Here are 100 reasons why.
Be informed, not misled.
I'm not going to include the full list of "100 things" for space, but here is the full list of all 100 for people of faith.
I strongly encourage you to read the complete list.
Let's look at a few categories:
Protecting Religious Liberty
President Trump established the historic White House Faith Office – the first White House office focused exclusively on faith, located in the West Wing, reporting to the president and housed within the Domestic Policy Council.
- President Trump created the Centers for Faith with Faith Directors or Faith Liaisons in every department and agency.
- President Trump established the Religious Liberty Commission to secure and promote religious liberty for Americans of all faiths.
- President Trump appointed leaders of all faiths to the Religious Liberty Commission and its advisory boards.
- President Trump established the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.
- President Trump issued an executive order to combat anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our streets.
- President Trump pardoned Christians and pro-life activists who were persecuted by the Biden Administration for praying and peacefully living out their faith.
- President Trump ordered the repeal of all regulations that violate religious liberty under new U.S. Supreme Court religious liberty precedents.
- The Department of Justice supported religious charter schools and tax exemptions for religious groups at the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Department of Justice found that speech from a house of worship to its congregation in connection with religious services through its usual channels of communication on matters of faith does not run afoul of the Johnson Amendment.
- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued guidance supporting religious accommodations and protecting religious expression in the federal workplace.
- The Department of Health and Human Services has launched multiple investigations into health care facilities that violated healthcare workers’ conscience rights.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs rescinded a Biden-era speech code that censored the sermons of military chaplains.
- The Small Business Administration eliminated a Biden-era ban on disaster relief for faith-based organizations.
Affirming Faith in America
- President Trump opened his first cabinet meeting in prayer.
- President Trump championed “bringing back religion in our country,” noting that “for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God…”
- President Trump called religious liberty part of “the bedrock of American life” and committed to “protect [that] fundamental freedom with absolute devotion.”
- President Trump committed to fighting to “defend America’s longstanding legacy of prayer, faith, and trust in God.”
Expanding School Choice and Protecting Parental Rights
- President Trump issued an executive order on school choice, supporting parents’ rights to choose private, religious, or public charter schools for their children.
- President Trump ensured the One Big Beautiful Bill established the first national school choice program in American history, including for faith-based schools.
- President Trump issued an executive order laying the groundwork to close the Department of Education.
- President Trump issued an executive order ending radical indoctrination in schools.
- President Trump ended COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools.
- President Trump reinstated common-sense school discipline policies.
- President Trump ordered the reformation of the accreditation process, which has been weaponized against faith-based educational institutions.
- The Department of Justice supported parental rights at the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Department of Education ordered schools to allow parents to inspect and review education records, including those related to their children’s “gender identity.”
- The Department of Education directed the departments of education in all 50 states to remove all DEI programming from public schools.
Restoring Biological Truth
- President Trump issued an executive order restoring biological truth to the federal government and affirming the reality that there are only two sexes, male and female.
- President Trump issued an executive order protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation.
- The Department of Justice supported the right of states to ban gender transition drugs for minors at the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The Department of Health and Human Services issued a report highlighting the “significant harms” of gender transition drugs and procedures for minors.
- The Department of Health and Human Services launched a portal for whistleblowers to file complaints regarding the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.
- The Department of Justice ended its prosecution of a whistleblower sounding the alarm over transgender procedures at a Texas children’s hospital.
- The Department of Health and Human Services clarified that gender dysphoria is not a disability under key federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- The Department of Health and Human Services rescinded Biden-era guidance on “gender-affirming care.”
- The Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on “The Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors.”
Ending Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
- President Trump mandated enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion in America.
- President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund nongovernmental organizations that perform or promote coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization internationally.
- President Trump ended funding for abortion for illegal immigrants, abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, and reimbursements by the Department of Defense for service members’ abortion-related travel expenses.
Supporting Israel
- President Trump appointed Governor Mike Huckabee, a staunch ally of Israel, as Ambassador to Israel.
- President Trump has stood steadfast with the State of Israel throughout its war with Hamas, ensuring peace through strength not only in the Middle East but throughout the world.
- President Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House as the first world leader to be invited to the White House during the President’s second term.
- The Department of Justice launched the Joint Task Force on October 7 to seek justice for victims of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel.
- President Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for issuing baseless arrest warrants for key Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- President Trump withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) due to its protection of human rights abusers and from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) due to its employees’ involvement in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, while announcing the U.S. would withdraw from United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for continually demonstrating anti-Israel sentiment.
- President Trump appointed leaders to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council to ensure Americans “never forget” those lost in one of the “darkest moments” in history.
- President Trump facilitated the release of multiple Israeli and American hostages held in Hamas captivity and the return of the remains of several others.
- President Trump took decisive action through Operation Midnight Hammer to ensure Iran will never attain a nuclear weapon.
Takeaway
This is an overview of what President Trump has done during his first nine months in office. There are more actions taken in categories, including Fighting Anti-semitism and Honoring Religious Days of Remembrance.
The actions are remarkable, to say the least.
I have never seen or read about, with the exception of President Abraham Lincoln, the kind of vicious attacks that Trump has endured since he first ran for the presidency.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 says, "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."
No, he's not a king. But this passage encourages prayer for those in positions of authority so that believers can live peaceful lives.
And remember, "Proverbs 21:1, "The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will."
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged, Be Hopeful. Be Prayerful.