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Executive Order 14202

Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias

This executive order establishes a Department of Justice-led interagency task force to identify and eliminate what it characterizes as anti-Christian bias in federal agencies, reviewing policies and practices from the previous administration and recommending corrective actions across government. The task force must submit an initial report within 120 days, a summary report within one year, and a final report before its automatic termination after two years.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 9365

Impact dates

  1. Task Force automatic termination

  2. One-year summary report due

  3. Initial report on Task Force's initial work due

Key directives

  • Establish Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias within DOJ
  • Attorney General shall serve as Chair
  • Task Force shall review previous Administration's agency activities for anti-Christian policies
  • Recommend revocation/termination of violative policies to agency heads
  • Submit initial report within 120 days
  • Submit one-year summary report
  • Submit final report upon dissolution
  • Task Force terminates after 2 years unless extended by President

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Task Force establishment within DOJ
  • Attorney General designated as Chair

Near term (90d)

  • Initial report due within 120 days (by June 6, 2025)
  • Agency heads must provide information upon Chair's request

Long term

  • One-year summary report due February 6, 2026
  • Task Force automatic termination February 6, 2027 unless extended
  • Potential revocation of Biden-era policies on religious liberty in education, employment, and foster care

Risks & tensions

  • Potential conflict with established anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ individuals in employment and services
  • Polarizing framing may complicate interagency cooperation
  • Vague standard for 'anti-Christian' policies creates enforcement uncertainty
  • May generate litigation over religious exemptions vs. civil rights protections
  • Previous pardons referenced suggest retroactive criminal justice intervention
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