Religion Emerges From The Darkness

“Religion, Morality, and Knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.” [Northwest Ordinance - 1787]

In last week’s article, I discussed a Pew Research survey on religion in America. This raised a question, whether politics plays any part in the acceptance and observance of religion among the people. The Biden administration revealed its disregard and alienation on numerous occasions, through its policies and legislative initiatives. It went so far as to put its imprimatur on having the Department of Justice/ FBI investigate the Catholic Church, and designate the faithful who worshiped at the Tridentine (Latin) mass as extremists.

But the voters spoke out in the 2024 election, and the new Trump administration brought with it a renewed sense and positive attitude toward religion. One of President Trump’s first executive orders was the implementation of the White House Faith Office. This was introduced on February 6 (2025) at the White House before a gathering of clergy from various faiths. 

The attendees included the Reverend Franklin Graham, Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, and Alveda King, niece of the Reverend Martin Luther King and pro-life activist. They applauded the president’s pro-religious and pro-life support. With the signing of the executive order, there came with it a number of initiatives that were implemented by President Trump, these included:

• Discontinuing the Biden administration’s website that promoted abortion.
• Signed an executive order that confirmed “Human life begins at conception,” and that “biological truth,”  in the federal government be recognized.
• Pardoned 23 pro-life activists arrested for protesting at abortion facilities. 
• Signed an executive order that reinstated “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” (Mexico City Policy). This prohibits taxpayer funding of groups that promote and perform abortions in other nations.
• Signed an executive order reinforcing the Hyde Amendment, which forbids taxpayer funding of domestic abortions.
• President Trump participated and gave a speech via videotape at the annual January March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., where he reaffirmed his commitment to the pro-life cause. 
• The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (Face), limited pro-life activists from approaching and speaking with expectant mothers considering abortions. The administration seeks to limit the enforcement of this act.
• Endorsed the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act that protects babies that were born from failed abortions. This act would mandate that the baby be given medical care to sustain life. Democrats voted down this bill when introduced, and in so doing endorsed infanticide.
• The “Geneva Consensus” is a coalition of nations that believe there is no international right to abortion. The president called for the United States to join this pro-life initiative. 
• The appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services came with a caveat: Kennedy must agree with the president’s assertion that all abortions are tragedies, and the secretary will also evaluate and examine the safety of the abortion drug mifepristone.
• Reversal of the Biden policy that allowed taxpayer funding of military personnel traveling to other states that perform abortions. 

The acceptance and toleration of religious freedom and the rights of the people to worship without interference and opposition by the government are hallmarks of the Constitution. The differences in the Trump vs. Biden administrations and the presidents themselves are unmistakably clear. 

On January 20, 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and swore before God and the American people that he would uphold the Constitution, religion reemerged from the darkness into the light of freedom, and was given new life.