Greetings and welcome to the Tuesday, February the 11th,

2025 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article written by our co-founder, CEO, and good friend, Dr. Jim Denison.

President Trump is forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi

to investigate the, quote, targeting of Christians. The task force will be directed to

immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal

government. He has also signed an executive

order establishing a White House faith office to assist faith-based entities, community organizations,

and houses of worship in their efforts to strengthen American families, promote work and

self-sufficiency, and protect religious liberty."

In quote. President George W. Bush similarly established the White House Office of Faith-Based

and Neighborhood Partners in 2001. President Barack Obama continued, but renamed the office in 2009.

A White House initiative to encourage faith-based efforts as they seek

to strengthen our nation is both a good idea and a bad idea. The implication of both extend far

beyond Washington and touch every soul in America today. Carson Holloway is a political science

professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

In a fascinating in-depth article for the Heritage Foundation, he described the crucial role of religion in creating and sustaining America's democracy.

He frames his argument through the insights of French political philosopher, Alexa de Tocqueville's

monumental study, Democracy in America. According to Tocqueville, political freedom requires a moral

foundation that only Christianity could supply with its claim that humans are equal before God.

Such equality rejects rule by kings or autocrats, calling instead for self-rule

that requires democracy. He noted that the Puritans with their self-governing churches, as opposed to

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