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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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[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 221 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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".

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago

Well, they also don't like the natives, or themselves, so honestly good work keeping true to the book. 🙃

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

and you shall love him as yourself

Wait, does this mean I'll have to jack off strangers?

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[–] Hafty@lemmy.world 111 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 87 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Goddamn.

I don't think the /s is appropriate. That's like...gonna happen.

[–] Hafty@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I didn’t want to get flamed by anyone that couldn’t immediately see it was a joke lol

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but like... it's not a joke

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think this person actually thinks Donna is a bitch though. Or is actually encouraging people to do that.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh Donna's sweet. This administration however - evil AF.

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[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 90 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Fuck religion, brain dead morons

[–] Mortoc@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We are cursed to live in a society where most grown ass adults still believe in magic.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

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

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

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.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 66 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

"God in heaven! No, I won't join your satanic sex cult!"

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Took them a while, but the south finally rose again.

And fucked us all without lube.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 22 points 10 months ago
[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 48 points 10 months ago

how very constitutional

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Just start reporting cops.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago

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

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 40 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago

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

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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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[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Should report trump for being an Antichrist

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago

"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."

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right. Rules for thee but not for me.

Let's start that list of anti christian behavior of trump:

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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 10 months ago

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.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (6 children)

So in case you didn’t get the memo, lots of evangelicals don’t like the pope because he’s too tolerant.

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[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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).

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[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 17 points 10 months ago

Ah shit here we go again

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 15 points 10 months ago

Christian Nationalists leading the downfall

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

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

[–] brossman 11 points 10 months ago

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

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 9 points 10 months ago

I would abuse the shit out of this.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago
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