Objective 6.1 | Project 2025 Tracker

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Category 6: Weaponizing Religion in Government

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Objective 6.1 : Expand Religious Exemptions

What It Means

Bypass civil rights laws on religious grounds

Our Analysis: To merge religion and governance by promoting Christianity as a guiding principle of federal law and policy, directly undermining the First Amendment.

Source References

Pages: pp. 132–135
Chapters: Office of Civil Rights, DOJ, HHS
Quotes: “Every agency must respect and promote Americans’ rights to act according to their faith, even in government service.”

Methodology

Project 2025 reframes religious liberty as a tool for exemption from federal policy, particularly in civil rights, healthcare, and education. This objective reflects the plan’s intent to allow discrimination under the guise of faith.

Tracking Notes

We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: Project 2025 reframes religious liberty 's a tool for exemption from federal policy, particularly in civil rights, healthcare, and education. This objective reflects the plan's intent to allow discrimination under the guise of faith.

April 1, 2025 at 8:17 am: Status change: On March 20, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule strengthening conscience protections for healthcare providers, allowing them to refuse to provide services such as abortion, sterilization, or assisted suicide based on religious or moral objections. This action directly aligns with Project 2025 objectives to expand religious exemptions, particularly in healthcare.

Status: In Progress

Last Updated: April 7, 2025

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Objective 6.2 : Promote Christian Nationalism

What It Means

Use federal platforms to push Christian identity

Our Analysis: To divert public funds into private, often religious, institutions and create state-supported religious education while dismantling secular public education.

Source References

Pages: pp. 134–136
Chapters: HHS, Faith Engagement Office
Quotes: “The next administration must restore full support for faith-based organizations as providers of public services.”

Methodology

Project 2025 pushes to shift public funds from secular nonprofits and agencies toward churches and religious groups, especially for services like adoption, education, and addiction recovery.

Tracking Notes

We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: Project 2025 pushes to shift public funds from secular nonprofits and agencies toward churches and religious groups, especially for services like adoption, education, and addiction recovery.

April 1, 2025 at 8:17 am: Status change: On March 18, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order reestablishing and expanding the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, directing federal agencies to prioritize partnerships with religious organizations in delivering services such as education, addiction recovery, and foster care. This aligns with Project 2025''s goal of promoting Christian nationalism by shifting public funds and influence toward religious institutions.

Status: In Progress

Last Updated: April 7, 2025

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Objective 6.3 : Restrict LGBTQ+ Rights

What It Means

Undo protections using religious grounds

Our Analysis: To promote legal structures that privilege Christian values, eroding legal protections for LGBTQ+ people, women, and religious minorities.

Source References

Pages: pp. 133–135
Chapters: DOJ, HHS, Education, Personnel Strategy
Quotes: “Personnel is policy — appoint individuals committed to biblical values and religious conscience protections.”

Methodology

This objective reflects Project 2025’s strategy to place devout Christian nationalists in key government posts, particularly in civil rights enforcement and education. The goal is ideological capture through staffing.

Tracking Notes

We are monitoring for actions that align with this intent, based on how this objective was derived: This objective reflects Project 2025's strategy to place devout Christian nationalists in key government posts, particularly in civil rights enforcement and education. The goal is ideological capture through staffing.

April 1, 2025 at 8:17 am: Status change: In March 2025, the Trump administration rescinded the Biden-era Title IX rule that protected LGBTQ+ students from sex-based discrimination in education. The new directive, issued by the Department of Education, narrows the legal definition of sex to biological sex assigned at birth, which effectively rolls back protections for transgender students. This aligns with the Project 2025 objective of restricting LGBTQ+ rights through civil rights enforcement and education policy changes.

Status: In Progress

Last Updated: April 7, 2025

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