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 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.
The cable encourages State Department employees to report on one another through a tip form that can be anonymous. “Reports should be as detailed as possible, including names, dates, locations (e.g. post or domestic office where the incident occurred,” the cable reads.
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” said one State Department official, who was granted anonymity because the individual was not allowed to speak openly about internal department affairs.
Instead of sharing parts of the document, I wish they had shared the document. I have no idea if there is a legal reason for the way they shared. If it’s not creatively quoted, man, this is just…more of the shit. Handmaid’s Tale indeed. I couldn’t stand the show, but when I read the book 35 years ago, the possibility of it becoming real-life seemed pretty slim. Fool that I was.
