by Jayla Ward • 3 minutes
This week marks President Donald Trump’s 250th day in office. The administration recently released a list of 100 actions taken since Inauguration Day to protect religious liberty and support people of faith in America.
Below are 25 with the most impact:
1. Established the White House Faith Office and appointed First Liberty counsel, Kassie Dulin. This is the first White House office focused exclusively on faith and located in the West Wing, reporting to the President and housed in the Domestic Policy Council.
2. Created Centers for Faith with Faith Directors or Faith Liaisons in every department and agency.
3. Established the Religious Liberty Commission and appointed leaders of all faiths to secure and promote religious liberty for Americans of all faiths, appointing our very own Kelly Shackleford.
4. Established the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.
5. The Department of Justice launched a Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.
6. Pardoned Christians and pro-life activists who were persecuted by the Biden Administration for praying and peacefully living out their faith.
7. Ordered the repeal of all regulations that violate religious liberty under new U.S. Supreme Court religious liberty precedents.
8. The Department of Justice supported religious charter schools and tax exemptions for religious groups at the U.S. Supreme Court.
9. 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 violate the Johnson Amendment.
10. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued guidance supporting religious accommodations and protecting religious expression in the federal workplace.
11. The Department of Veterans Affairs rescinded a speech code that censored the sermons of military chaplains.
12. The Small Business Administration eliminated a ban on disaster relief for faith-based organizations.
13. The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating 60 universities that allowed anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment on campus and has charged some with Title VI violations.
14. Honored Religious Days of Remembrance, including the National Day of Prayer, hosting Easter Dinner at the White House, issuing a message celebrating Passover, and much more.
15. Issued an executive order ending the weaponization of the federal government against all Americans, including people of faith.
16. Opened the first Cabinet meeting in prayer.
17. Championed “bringing back religion in our country,” noting that “for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God…”
18. Called religious liberty part of “the bedrock of American life” and committed to “protect [that] fundamental freedom with absolute devotion.”
19. Committed to fighting to “defend America’s longstanding legacy of prayer, faith and trust in God.”
20. Issued an executive order on school choice, supporting parents’ rights to choose private, religious or public charter schools for their children.
21. The Department of Justice supported parental rights at the U.S. Supreme Court.\
22. Issued an executive order ending radical indoctrination in schools.
23. Issued an executive order restoring biological truth to the federal government and affirming the religious beliefs held by millions of Americans, that there are only two sexes, male and female.
24. Reinstated service members discharged from the military due to their objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, including religious service members who requested religious accommodations.
25. Ended the Biden-era commission on court reform, which explored left-wing ideas like court packing.
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next year, it is both encouraging and timely that the administration and federal government are making significant advances to protect religious liberty, the freedom that started it all. First Liberty will continue to monitor the administration’s actions and inform Americans on federal policies that impact their First Freedom.
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