VA Secretary Douglas A. Collins told staff this week that the agency is forming a task force in line with President Donald Trump’s order to root out “anti-Christian bias” in federal agencies and regulations.
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Omg! Do they realize there are other religions in the world? What about people who don’t believe in god? Some people are agnostic. The ones call themselves Christians are cherry picking Christians.
It would be a shame if people emailed [email protected] to report VA Secretary Douglas Collins for being anti-Christian in supporting this administration and their desecration of the Christian faith.
Another Christo-Nationalist who'll have to learn the hard way what the 1st amendment means. In VA, before Disestablishment, folks who were "dissidents," (non-Anglican i.e. Baptist, etc., ) were routinely harassed and abused for not being members of the "Established" Church of England.
What an idiot the secretary Collins has turned out to be, but I think we knew a lot of that before he was ever put in the job and the fact that he was approved by so many of the worthless Republican senators this is not gonna end well for the country or Collins
Another minion of Trump’s and his Christian thing is really on the very far side that sounds like at some point a specific religion may be the religion of America according to trump. Somehow, I don’t think this wanted
You can see what the priorities are in Trumpworld- Not that he actually cares- it’s payback for the fringe fundamentalist Christian groups for supporting him, that push their peculiar practices on others. Push back, and risk getting in trouble-
The memo also said employees should report any adverse actions taken against staff who decline to participate in activities “inconsistent with Christian views” or who opt against performing certain procedures or treatments, including abortions or hormone therapy.
This isn’t about anti-Christian bias as rules and policies already exist for what is being investigated. This is really a dog whistle for Christians to proselytize while at work.
The RW traffics in these realms-religiosity, fundamentalism, militarism, nationalism, racism, hyper partisanship-why?
B/c they demand complete fealty, beyond right & wrong, beyond accountability, beyond the truth. Which is how they see themselves.
This is an attack on atheists! I feel a lawsuit coming on and the right wing kkkhristian’s will have to prove their imaginary sky daddies actually exists😂🤣
I’m thinkin’… this seems pretty much like something a government might do if it had a state religion and an authoritarian administration. Kinda fascist really.
How about more stories about how veterans are getting roundly screwed in federal employment and in services provided by this veteran-despising Administration?
Start by reporting the President for self-idolatory, lies, theft and adultery, and coveting his neighbour's wife and goods, not to mention a total lack of Christian charity and probably every one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath sloth, lust, gluttony, pride, greed and envy.
Anti-Christian bias? I can help. Try looking at all those childeren who were raped by priests and covered up by the entire Catholic hierachy. Start your search there. Those people hold a bias, I've been told.
I'm more worried about anti-veteran bias at his agency, given all the government jobs staffed by veterans that have been cut and this asswipe's acquiescence to indiscriminately cutting services and his own FTEs.
The most blatantly “anti-Christian bias” in Washington right now is the entire Republican Party, and its reprehensible presidential administration. Not a single thing coming out of this White House would meet with any sort of approval by Jesus.
Last I looked, we are a secular country where the Bill of Rights grants freedom of religion, the the Establishment Clause prohibits the government from establishing a religion, and the Free Exercise Clause, which protects the right to practice one's religion without government interference.🤷🏻♀️
They only should root out Christian nationalists inside our government and then remove every damn one of the because they ARE NOT CHRISTIANS at all. They are false Christian’s for certain.
This insanity cannot end quick enough. We can never allow ourselves to go back to this. A major overhaul is going to be needed of our constitution and these administrations
Pretty ironic: As Pope Francis understood very well, the Trump administration is one of the most un-Christian organisations in the world. They wanted to deport a bishop for reminding them of the themes of the Beatitudes, and their leader has acted in breach of most of the Ten Commandments
The first anti Christian bias should be Trump himself. He hates all the teachings of Jesus and follows none of them! He hates everyone who actually follows these teachings because the teachings are diametrically opposed to what Trump does and says!
The First Amendment…
It’s perfectly clear Donald. It’s time the spineless Republicans brought articles of impeachment to end this Constitutional crisis you have drafted.
Who defines that? Religion is not supposed to be mixed with government. The Constitution says so. WHO is going to punish these people violating the Constitution? I am so sick of it.
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B/c they demand complete fealty, beyond right & wrong, beyond accountability, beyond the truth. Which is how they see themselves.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
anyway, there are P&P to work around employee 'preferences'
performative christians need to get the hell over themselves
It’s perfectly clear Donald. It’s time the spineless Republicans brought articles of impeachment to end this Constitutional crisis you have drafted.
Chris-tia-nity
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