Faith returns to the public square during Trump’s second term, Christian leader says

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President Donald Trump is garnering praise from a prominent faith leader who says the White House is reinforcing the religious revival growing across America as churches report growing attendance and younger parishioners. "There's causality from the culture into politics and from politics that influences the culture, and I think we're seeing that duality play out," JP De Gance, founder and president of Communio, a non-profit ministry that trains churches on how to evangelize, told Fox News Digital. "Religious non-affiliation had been growing for about 40 years, and it's flatlined over the last four years. That's a real change in trends." De Gance said that Communio had heard anecdotally that churches across the country have seen major increases in new member classes. TRUMP TO SPEAK AT MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN EDUCATION In the case of Texas A&M, De Gance said there were currently 420 students enrolled in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) class, with approximately 100 or more adult baptisms expected, something he said was "really unusual." OCIA classes are meant for adults looking to enter the Catholic Church. Regarding Protestant denominations, Communio is seeing an "increase in small and intimate church settings ," De Gance said. The faith leader said that the White House has not only been reacting to a growing interest in faith, but is also embracing it more publicly than prior administrations. He also stated that he sees a "huge difference" in the Trump administration's approach to faith versus that of the Biden administration. "When you look at the Biden administration, his final Easter celebration had a proclamation of ‘Transgender Day’ instead of an Easter proclamation," De Gance noted, referring to former President Joe Biden 's acknowledgment of Transgender Day of Visibility. In 2024, Easter Sunday fell on the same day. "I think you had a last administration that was seen by a lot of people of faith as being actively ho…