“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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    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.

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        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.

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          Oh vey, someone got triggered hard. ;)

          I’m on Lemmy and religious people, vehicle owners, and anyone who didn’t use Linux is bad on your eyes or whatever

          Even though there are a lot of communities which share such views, I wouldn’t be so bold as to shove all users of Lemmy into the same drawer.

          But if my free practice of my faith […] offends you

          No. It doesn’t. I don’t know you. You could be an alright person for all I know. Although your reaction gives me the impression the other is the case. I didn’t address you specifically, did I? I made a general statement about religion.

          Furthemore, even though not necessarily offended, I am usually concerned about religious people.
          If you live it for yourself and keep it to yourself, I can tolerate it. But if you drag others into it or proselytising dangerous fairy tales, you will find me freely practising criticisim of that.

          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

          What a marvellous religion it must be, which teaches such warm-hearted values. /s

          This bullshit is why you assholes never achieve shit. If someone doesn’t perfectly fit your ideals, you dismiss them

          Who doesn’t achieve anything here? Who are you talking about? You don’t really know much about me or other users on this platform.

          Also, bold generalisation again. I for example, don’t dismiss someone for not perfectly fitting my ideals. And I would be surprised if the majority of users here would differ from handling it similarly.

          you should see that they’re your ally on everything that actually matters

          To me, personally, a world free of (organized) religion actually matters a lot.

          If you decide that everyone is your enemy

          Good thing, that I don’t then. ;)