We all look forward to that day, regardless of administrations or imperfections, when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters under the sea.

Following up on the earlier post this week, below are what we consider the top five religious gains this year. To preview: the strong secular bias for the past 60 years was blunted or corrected, still leaving work to do. However, progress is to be celebrated. Should the final 36 months of Trump 2.0 continue apace, this will have been a fine four years.

1. Limitations on transgenderist mandates. Since the Obergefell decision, a steady drumbeat against traditional heteronormativity had been unleashed. In fact, it is at times breathtaking to see how fast the pillars of a society can crumble. In ecclesiastical work, I have estimated that for every decade of upbuilding, a single year can erase those gains (a ten-to-one ratio of entropy). In the revolt against heteronormativity, it may take at least five decades if things go well to recover for the past 10 years of unnatural experimentation. Nonetheless, the Trump administration has been pretty consistent in holding the line against efforts to negate Romans 1. This is a victory not only for biology and the family, but at its root, a religious win.

2. Appointment of Council on Religious Freedom—specifically to offset bias against Christianity. One of President Trump’s first actions was to establish a council on religious freedom, consisting of many known evangelicals—although it was not limited to evangelicals. The purpose was to protect religious freedom and also to counter any opposition to free Christian expression. Those who howled, obviously wished for a different slant. Centuries ago, few would have thought that such a council was necessary, and as we revisit our 250^th anniversary, one can only hope that the pervasive religious unpinning of America will be displayed more prominently than secularist diatribes or documentaries on the Founding era.

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