The absolute bullshit keeps flowing from Mar-a-Lago as Trump announced his latest attempt to destroy the wall between church and state. During the National Prayer Breakfast, the twice-impeached former president revealed plans for a "presidential commission on religious liberty" - a thinly veiled attempt to institutionalize Christian nationalism in American government.
The Proposed Nightmare
Trump's latest assault on the Constitution involves establishing a task force led by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to combat supposed "anti-Christian bias" in government institutions. This ridiculous initiative would be complemented by a White House Faith Office headed by prosperity gospel grifter Rev. Paula White.
"We are a nation of faith and prayer, not a nation that has abandoned God. The radical left is trying to destroy our religious heritage and implement their woke ideology in every aspect of our society," Trump declared at the breakfast, displaying his characteristic mix of paranoia and Christian nationalist rhetoric.
Constitutional Crisis 101
Let's get something fucking straight - this proposal is fundamentally unconstitutional on multiple levels:
The First Amendment explicitly prohibits government establishment of religion. Creating a commission specifically focused on "anti-Christian bias" while ignoring other faiths is textbook religious discrimination.
The Establishment Clause prevents exactly this kind of governmental entanglement with religion. A White House Faith Office headed by a Christian televangelist? That's precisely what the founders wanted to prevent.
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment requires government to treat all religions equally. A task force specifically protecting Christian interests violates this basic principle.
The Religious Right's Power Grab
This isn't just unconstitutional - it's dangerous as hell. Trump's proposal comes amid a broader push by the religious right to cement Christian nationalist ideology in American governance. The timing is particularly telling, as it follows:
Recent controversy over an FBI memo about monitoring radical traditionalist Catholic groups The prosecution of anti-abortion activists for clinic violations Biden administration's initiatives against antisemitism and Islamophobia
Trump's response? Double down on Christian persecution complex while completely ignoring actual religious discrimination against other faiths. That's some world-class hypocrisy right there.
Historical Context and Dangerous Precedent
This isn't the first time Trump has tried this shit. During his presidency, he:
"Nobody has done more for Christianity or for religion itself than I have," Trump declared during his 2020 campaign - a statement that would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.
His 2017 "religious liberty" executive order was a similar attempt to privilege Christian beliefs over other faiths in federal policy. Now he's taking that failed approach and putting it on steroids.
The Real Threat to Religious Liberty
The damn irony here is that Trump's commission would actually threaten religious freedom rather than protect it. By privileging Christianity and institutionalizing "anti-Christian bias" investigations, the commission would:
Create a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of religious overreach in government Potentially suppress other faiths' equal access to government institutions Establish dangerous precedent for future religious discrimination
Why This Matters
This isn't just another Trump temper tantrum - it's a serious threat to American democracy. A government apparatus specifically designed to protect Christian interests while ignoring other faiths is exactly the kind of shit the Constitution was written to prevent.
The commission would effectively create a religious litmus test for government participation - something explicitly forbidden by Article VI of the Constitution. It's a direct attack on the secular foundation of American governance.
The Path Forward
The solution here isn't complicated - it's maintaining the constitutional separation of church and state that's served America pretty damn well for over 200 years. That means:
Rejecting attempts to privilege any religion in government policy Maintaining strict neutrality in religious matters Protecting actual religious liberty for all faiths equally
Conclusion
Trump's proposed commission isn't about protecting religious liberty - it's about institutionalizing Christian nationalism and destroying the wall between church and state. It's unconstitutional, dangerous, and fundamentally un-American.
As Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote in McCreary County v. ACLU: "Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?"
That's the question Trump and his supporters need to answer. But we already know they won't, because this isn't about protecting religious liberty - it's about power, plain and simple.
Citations
O'Connor, Sandra Day. Concurring opinion in McCreary County v. ACLU (2005)
Trump, Donald J. "Speech at National Faith and Freedom Conference" (2023)
Feldman, Noah. "The Framers' Church-State Problem - and Ours" Harvard Law Review (2022)
Green, Steven K. "Understanding the 'Christian Nation' Myth" Rutgers Law Review (2021)
Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers. "The Impossibility of Religious Freedom" Princeton University Press (2020)
Blessed be the fruit.
Just another bowling pin to knock down. Lawyers will have fun with this gimme lawsuit.