On the National Day of Prayer one year ago, President Trump issued an order to protect religious expression throughout the federal government, and a Family Research Council analysis has confirmed the positive impact, including allowing charities and other groups to provide up to 13.7 million people with health care or other services.
Now the president has gone a step further, signing a new executive order Thursday during the 2018 National Day of Prayer event at the White House. The order establishes a team to identify how the government can reduce the “burdens on the exercise of religious convictions and legislative, regulatory, and other barriers to the full and active engagement of faith-based and community organizations in government-funded or government-conducted activities and programs.”
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said the announcement of Trump’s faith...