There is a war on religious liberty in America \u2013 and this war is targeting people of the Christian faith.<\/b>
\nThere is a war on religious liberty in America \u2013 and this war is targeting people of the Christian faith.
An Army of militant atheists and LGBT activists are hell-bent on eradicating Christianity from the public marketplace and punishing Christians who follow the teachings of Christ.
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That\u2019s why President Trump signed an executive order on religious liberty Thursday in the Rose Garden \u2013 to protect Americans who have been targeted by a politically correct lynch mob.
The order is for people like Barronelle Stutzman \u2013 a grandmother and the owner of a Washington state flower shop. Mrs. Stutzman, a sweet and gentle woman, faces the loss of her business, her home and life savings because she refused to participate in a gay wedding.
It\u2019s for people like the Vander Boon family of Grand Rapids, Michigan \u2013 the owners of a meat packing company. USDA inspectors ordered the Vander Boons to remove religious materials from their company\u2019s break room.
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Now, I suspect that some Christians might be puzzled by the president\u2019s executive order \u2013 because it does not specifically mention protections for people like the Vander Boons or Mrs. Stutzman.
But fear not, friends.
That\u2019s because President Trump has directed the Department of Justice to come up with guidelines that will protect people of faith and \u201censure these religious protections are afforded to all Americans.\u201d
That means Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be writing guidelines for every federal agency to ensure that our rights are protected.
\u201cNo American should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenets of their faith, \u201d President Trump said.
That\u2019s a mic-drop moment, folks.
\u201cWe will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced anymore, \u201d the president said. \u201cWe will never ever stand for religious discrimination.\u201d
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins was among those celebrating the president\u2019s executive order.
\u201cThe open season on Christians and other people of faith is coming to a close in America and we look forward to assisting the Trump administration in fully restoring America\u2019s First Freedom, \u201d Perkins said.
Perkins said the executive order makes clear \u201cthat the administration will pursue policies that protect and vigorously promote religious liberty.\u201d
\u201cThis step today starts the process of reversing the devastating trend set by the last administration to punish charities, pastors, family-owned businesses and honest, hard-working people simply for living according to their faith, \u201d Perkins told me.
I know that some of my fellow evangelicals are a bit uneasy because the executive order does not go far enough \u2013 but be patient. This is the first of several steps to protect religious liberty.
This president has demonstrated he is a friend to people of faith \u2013 and at the end of the day \u2013 I have no doubt he will honor his word. Just have faith.
Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary. His latest book is \u201c The Deplorables\u2019 Guide to Making America Great Again.\u201d Follow him on Twitter @ToddStarnes and find him on Facebook .<\/p>\n

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