Trump, brushing aside separation of church and state, establishes religious liberty commission

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Politico

05/01/2025 01:31 PM EDT


President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission on religious liberty, openly questioning the separation of church and state in an escalation of the White House’s increasing fervor for Christianity.

“They say separation between church and state … I said, ‘All right, let’s forget about that for one time,’” the president said during a Rose Garden event celebrating National Prayer Day.

The Constitution’s prohibition of a national religion has long been interpreted as a mandatory separation of church and state. Trump is not a regular church-goer but he sees religious conservatives as the base of his political movement.

“They said, really there’s separation. I don’t know. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I’m not sure, but whether there’s separation or not, you guys are in the White House where you should be, and you’re representing our country, and we’re bringing religion back to our country, and it’s a big deal.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/01/trump-religious-commission-church-state-00321814

[Klarkashton]

1. This is his "Jesus in every pot" promise to his base.

Just in case they are getting on the fence.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Trump is destroying all that was great about America.

Turning it into Russia, North Korea, China.

[walkingman]

3. White Christians are destroying this nation. Their present-day

philosophy and historical actions speak clearly to their real intent.

Keep your holier-than-thou attitudes out of our government and in your churches where it belongs.

[Timeflyer]

4. Project 2025's central agenda is to impose a form of Christian Nationalism on the US.

[Tanuki]

5. Then he turned right around and arrested Rev. Barber

for praying in the Capitol Rotunda.
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20277081

[Grins]

6. From the link: "Trump is not a regular church-goer..."

As in not ever.

- “Commission” chair!: Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick.
-Vice-chair: Ben Carson, who has a PAINTING of himself - with his pal Jebus, in his home.
- Hanger-on: jibbering evangelical grifter and adulterer, Paula White.

Tell me who makes up the commission and I’ll tell you what’s in their final “report.”

[progree]

7. I'm waiting for them to impose a strict fundamentalist interpretation of Chriria law

Chriria - pronounced cry-RHEE-yuh -- the Christian counterpart of Islamic Sharia law.

And the establishment of holy cities. I've always been jealous of Iraq and Iran and Saudi Arabia that they have holy cities and we don't.

[slightlv]

8. And this comes on our Sabbat of Beltaine...

which will NOT be one of the approved "religions"...

[Solly Mack]

9. "... during a Rose Garden event celebrating National Prayer Day."

“They say separation between church and state … I said, ‘All right, let’s forget about that for one time,’”

Just one.

[Norrrm]

10. Freedom of religion... For some more than others.

[electric_blue68]

12. I know, right?! Ick!

[mdbl]

11. The only purpose to this commission is to allow snake oil salesmen to continue to control and bilk the public

and keep getting taxpayer dollars to do it.

[raccoon]

13. Trump regards the Constitution as he regards toilet paper.