Visitor Put up by Professional-life Chief Frank Pavone, Nationwide Director, Monks for Life
When the Non secular Liberty Fee, fashioned by President Trump, introduced its first assembly would happen June 16 on the Museum of the Bible in Washington, the group Freedom From Faith promptly responded by saying it could “intently monitor” this assembly and all future gatherings.
If some Individuals want a proof of why a Non secular Liberty Fee is important, they’ve their reply. Faith in the USA – and folks of religion – have been below assault and “intently monitored” for a lot too lengthy.
Just lately, it has come to gentle that the FBI’s surveillance of “radical-traditionalist Catholics” through the Brandon (oh, I imply Biden) administration was way more intensive than at first believed. We at Monks for Life did a FOIA request for extra details about it.
Based on information studies, the memo concentrating on Catholics originated from the sector workplace in Richmond, VA, and it was initially defined away as a misguided effort that went nowhere. Nevertheless it appears it went to not less than 4 different area workplaces and was seen by greater than 1,000 FBI brokers.
That is outrageous.
The president’s Government Order from Could 1 spelled out that the duties of the fee will embrace analyzing “present threats to home non secular liberty,” devising methods to “protect and improve non secular liberty protections for future generations,” and develop applications to “have a good time America’s peaceable non secular pluralism.”
And this won’t simply be a symbolic fee. Its assembly on Monday shall be a sensible exploration of its mission and the foundations of non secular liberty in America. I fortunately and instantly accepted an invite from the White Home to hitch on this occasion.
Serving on the fee are Catholics, evangelical Christians, a rabbi, well-known names like Eric Metaxas, and even Dr. Phil. Members of three advisory boards embrace three extra rabbis, two Muslims and the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America. Additionally serving on the lay advisory board is Dr. Alveda King, a long-time Monks for Life Pastoral Workforce member who continues to serve on our board.
Legacy media retailers have been vital of the fee, which is not any shock, however a go searching at what’s taking place in our nation ought to be proof sufficient that such a panel is important. Whoever anticipated the bloodbath of Jews in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, would result in nationwide demonstrations calling for the annihilation of the Jews?
The formation of the fee was excellent news to these of us concerned in pro-life work as a result of for a lot of Christians within the combat for all times, our work is a motion of religion. The presence of Christ fuels our motion and the extra we worship, the stronger we change into, and extra prepared and in a position to endure the sacrifices the trigger requires.
As I instructed voters nationwide throughout this current election, President Trump deserves our help not solely due to his positions on points, however as a result of he’s defending the instruments we have to promote our personal positions. First amongst these instruments is non secular freedom.
I’ve lengthy been amongst these insisting that every one Individuals ought to freely benefit from the freedom of faith promised to us within the First Modification to the U.S. Structure. When the Obama administration tried to power my ministry, Monks for Life, to produce contraceptives and abortifacient medication and units to our staff, we filed a authorized problem that went all the best way to the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.
We received due to President Trump. And in union with him, we stay vigilant and we sit up for working with the Non secular Liberty Fee. I don’t understand how anti-religious extremists plan to observe Monday’s assembly on the Museum of the Bible, however once they do, they’ll discover me there in a front-row seat.
Prolife Chief Frank Pavone is the Nationwide Director of Monks for Life and President of Prolife Vote.
