President Trump steps up on religious freedom

Amidst the pandemic, and now the viral infection of rampaging mobs, freedom has been under severe assault. Notably, churches and other houses of worship have been shuttered. Religious services have been considered by authorities to be non-essential, in some cases, a risk to public health.

And overseas, COVID-19 has become a new pretext for persecution of Christians and other believers.

So, it was heartening to see Donald Trump yesterday – amidst his other responsibilities and many distractions – addressing the urgent need to safeguard religious freedom. The President issued an executive order making protection of this foundational liberty a priority for U.S. government personnel and resources.

The order included two measures that our Save the Persecuted Christians coalition has long believed can make a real, systemic difference: holding the persecutors accountable and imposing real costs for their crimes against humanity. Praise the Lord!

This is Frank Gaffney.