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State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’

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“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.

The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying “anti-Christian bias” as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new executive order on supporting employees of Christian faith working in the federal government.

The department, according to a copy of an internal cable obtained by POLITICO, will work with an administration-wide task force to collect information “involving anti-religious bias during the last presidential administration” and will collect examples of anti-Christian bias through anonymous employee report forms.

The cable was sent out to embassies around the world under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name. The instructions also were released in a department-wide notice.

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State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’

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US tells government employees to report on one another for "anti-Christian bias"

www.politico.com /news/2025/04/11/state-report-anti-christian-bias-033535

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Do they mean like when their leadership is revoking student visas, going Leviticus 19:34 states: "You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself".
- Leviticus is from the Jewish part, though, and is therefore inherently less valuable to Christians unless there's anything in there about murdering gays or treating women like property.
  
  And what about the book of James which says the same thing in different words?
  
  I dunno about that, but there is a bit in there about burning bulls testicles to appease the lord god
  
  Man, these guys would love Islam.
  
  so which part did jesus read then?
- and you shall love him as yourself
  Wait, does this mean I'll have to jack off strangers?
  
  Well, anything else just wouldn't be Christian, you know. I'd hate to have to report you..
- Well, they also don't like the natives, or themselves, so honestly good work keeping true to the book. 🙃

Do you hate Donna in accounting for wishing you a “happy holidays” in 2021? Now you finally have the opportunity to get back at that god-hating bitch! Rat her out to HR and send her ass to El Salvador!
/s
- Goddamn.
  I don't think the /s is appropriate. That's like...gonna happen.
  
  I didn’t want to get flamed by anyone that couldn’t immediately see it was a joke lol

Fuck religion, brain dead morons
- We are cursed to live in a society where most grown ass adults still believe in magic.
  
  Religion, AI, living forever, etc. The people at the top of american society are quite possibly among the most gullible rubes to live on this planet. 45 years of low taxes has cooked our society
- Religion is a big fuckin sham. At best it’s brainwashing people to fawn over fictional characters and at worst it’s a disgusting grift to get rich (tax free not to mention) by taking advantage of people’s fear and insecurities. The world ~~could use~~ needs more secularism.
- I'm an atheist, but I don't think we should hate on other people based on their religion, tbh. The problem is the institutions and persons that take advantage of people's faith.
  People are free to believe whatever they want to believe, that's none of our business, imho; but.. to whoever exploits people's beliefs and vulnerabilities, fuck them worthless pieces of bloody shit to the infinity. Again, imho.
  
  You know, I totally agree people are free to believe whatever they want and obviously I know and am friends with/family with people who are religious and I don't necessarily think poorly of them on an individual basis.
  However, my belief on a personal level is religion is fucking stupid and an artifact of humans from a bygone age when we were significantly dumber, unintelligent, and didn't know anything about the world and universe. I hate religion and wish I could live long enough to see it die. It makes me so happy knowing that overall religious individuals, at least in the US, are declining year over year.
  I'm aggressive about it here because this is the internet and those are my true feelings. But ya irl it would be pretty scummy to be so hostile and rude to someone based purely on their religious beliefs
  
  I’m an atheist, but I don’t think we should hate on other people based on their religion, tbh. The problem is the institutions and persons that take advantage of people’s faith.
  I'm not particularly anti-religious, but this is essentially the "not all men" argument in clerical robes.
  
  There is no place for religious believes in a workplace or anwhere outside basically. You have a job to do that should be defined. Where does god come into this? If you believe god forbids to do xy on the job then the job is not for you. Just quit.
  
  It has limits though - people can believe whatever, but they still shouldn't harm others.
  
  https://images.app.goo.gl/vhxTKcKhbYjdP9qW7

At least now I have something to yell if a member of the US government attempts to grab me off the street—“This is religious persecution! I’m a Christian!”
It should take them a while to sort that out.
- "God in heaven! No, I won't join your satanic sex cult!"

Took them a while, but the south finally rose again.
And fucked us all without lube.

how very constitutional

Fellas, is this DEI?
- Just start reporting cops.

That's rich coming from a bunch of fucks who would pay money to line up to waterboard their own savior.

How's that first amendment working? No? How about the second, then?

Ah yes. Internal purging. Fascist checklist is moving real fast.

My job is working in government. I also happen to be Christian.
But at church I'm not a government employee, and at work I'm not a Christian, because one has nothing to do with the other. Separation of church and state is good for both institutions.
- Separation of religion from life is even better.
  
  I get it, I'm on Lemmy and religious people, vehicle owners, and anyone who didn't use Linux is bad on your eyes or whatever.
  But if my free practice of my faith that doesn't interfere with my professional or social obligations offends you, you can go right ahead and fuck off because I'm allowed to be as offensive towards you as I want so long as I don't try to control your life.
  This bullshit is why you assholes never achieve shit. If someone doesn't perfectly fit your ideals, you dismiss them when you should see that they're your ally on everything that actually matters.
  If you decide that everyone is your enemy, you end up being correct.

Should report trump for being an Antichrist
- "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

Right. Rules for thee but not for me.
Let's start that list of anti christian behavior of trump:
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- It would be funny if everyone in the state dept. started reporting trump for all of his anti-Christian actions.

Sounds like Christians are going to try and purge society. Again. Get your guns and be ready. Load up on bullets. Train. Go to a range.
- MYFAK.com has great trauma kits. With lessons and manuals.

I was just recently having an internal debate on whether to refer to the US government as extremist Christians or not. I guess this solves that dilemma.

What baffles me is like, if you have to set a theological standard for a government then you'll have to persecute 99% of Christians too, cause this one flavor of evangigilical baptist or whatever that is leading the fray alienates all of the catholics and however many protestant denominations of Christianity. You cant have a Christian state and just assume all other Christians will fall in line behind your doctrine because Christianity itself can't agree on the doctrine.
- You cant have a Christian state and just assume all other Christians will fall in line behind your doctrine because Christianity itself can’t agree on the doctrine.
  You're missing the bigger picture of "selective enforcement". If everyone is guilty, then there's no need to manufacture a pretext fire them or to arrest them and throw them jail possibly in El Salvador beyond the reach of the rule of law).
  
  Well, in regards to everyone is guilty, a large population of Christians believe in original sin, that everyone is inherently bad and you can only get into heaven by following the word of god to the letter... and if the state is the official word or God well, you better follow everything big brother says or you'll spend an eternity in hell...

Alright bet.
So...
The entire fucking GOP, all of project 2025?
Let's ask the fuckin Pope, shall we?? Put up or STFU. This administration is such a pathetic display of cowardice.
- So in case you didn’t get the memo, lots of evangelicals don’t like the pope because he’s too tolerant.
  
  Yea, that's all well and good.
  That's not how Catholicism works.
  I don't like Trump. Doesn't mean dick.

Ah shit here we go again

Christian Nationalists leading the downfall

Well, Secretary Rubio is among the least christian people in the state department, so…

and I thought all the previous reporting/tip lines were ripe for abuse. brava, you dipshits have really outdone yourselves.

This has always been the next step. They go after gays and transvestites first. Then it's atheist and any non-Christian person. The Christian fascist are taking over. Arm yourselves

I would abuse the shit out of this.

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Christian is a really OK guy, he shouldn't be bullied.

i'm ready to purge every single fucking christian from this country. scorched earth. dgaf if you're one of the 'good ones'. ACAB.

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