anti-Christian
adjective
an·ti-Chris·tian
ˌan-tē-ˈkris-chən 
ˈkrish-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
anti-Christian beliefs
an anti-Christian bias
anti-Christianity
noun
… evidence not of anti-Semitism but of anti-religion in general and anti-Christianity in particular.
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Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Later, at a second event, the president announced the creation of an anti-Christian bias task force to be chaired by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
This order creates a task force, chaired by the attorney general and comprising the heads of major agencies, to prepare a report within one year that includes recommendations on ending anti-Christian policies, in both public and private institutions, and promoting religious liberty.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Vivian reports on how Trump talked about Christians as a group being persecuted and how if elected again would even launch an anti-Christian bias task force.
—Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump signs order to ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ in US, citing trans & LGBTQ sentiments, via Jenavieve Hatch.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Yet the previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
While anti-Christian and anti-Muslim incidents dropped from 2022 OSCE records, crimes against Jews grew by more than 20% from the previous year.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, visited Francis in Rome last year, an especially significant development given that Tayeb led a boycott against the Vatican in 2011 after Benedict commented on anti-Christian violence in Egypt.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2017
Some Jesuit accounts claim that Tadaoki’s hostility diminished over time, especially after the temporary relaxation of anti-Christian policies following Hideyoshi’s death in 1598.
—Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
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Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
This order creates a task force, chaired by the attorney general and comprising the heads of major agencies, to prepare a report within one year that includes recommendations on ending anti-Christian policies, in both public and private institutions, and promoting religious liberty.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Vivian reports on how Trump talked about Christians as a group being persecuted and how if elected again would even launch an anti-Christian bias task force.
—Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump signs order to ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ in US, citing trans & LGBTQ sentiments, via Jenavieve Hatch.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Yet the previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
While anti-Christian and anti-Muslim incidents dropped from 2022 OSCE records, crimes against Jews grew by more than 20% from the previous year.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, visited Francis in Rome last year, an especially significant development given that Tayeb led a boycott against the Vatican in 2011 after Benedict commented on anti-Christian violence in Egypt.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2017
Some Jesuit accounts claim that Tadaoki’s hostility diminished over time, especially after the temporary relaxation of anti-Christian policies following Hideyoshi’s death in 1598.
—Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-Christian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Christian. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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