The Department of Justice on June 26 released the Religious Liberty Commission’s draft report following a series of hearings in which commissioners and witnesses raised concerns about topics including antisemitism, religious freedom in public education and a perceived weaponization of the law against Christians under former administrations.
“Although their circumstances differed, their stories shared a common theme: far too often in our national life, religion is treated not as a protected and valued contribution to public life, but as a problem or annoyance to be managed, restricted, or sidelined,” the report said.
Critics have long accused the commission of being partisan and overlooking issues such as Islamophobia in favor of those that they say promote Christian nationalism.