Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump appointed Jason Bedrick, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, to the Advisory Board of the newly formed Religious Liberty Commission. Earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the commission to include individuals from various societal sectors to provide diverse perspectives on defending religious liberty for all Americans.
Bedrick focuses on promoting education freedom, religious liberty, classical education, and restoring families’ primary role in education. He expressed his gratitude for the appointment: “I am deeply honored and humbled to be appointed by President Trump to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission’s Advisory Board. At a time when the free exercise of religion is facing growing threats, I look forward to working with the other members of the commission and the advisory board to help safeguard America’s first freedom—the right to worship, believe, and live according to our religious convictions.”
Jonathan Butcher, a senior research fellow at Heritage’s Center for Education Policy, praised the president’s decision: “The president is setting a crucial example for policymakers nationwide with the creation of the commission and the designation of members for these advisory boards. Jason has been a stalwart defender of religious liberty and an outspoken watchdog on behalf of parents, religious schools, and the Jewish community during the recent outbreak of antisemitic riots on college campuses and elsewhere in the country.”
