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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 08:30 PM Jul 28

Trump memo allows federal workers to persuade coworkers their religion is 'correct' [View all]

Source: The Hill

07/28/25 2:12 PM ET


The Trump administration released a memo Monday that aims to protect religious expression among federal workers, outlining that employees can attempt to persuade co-workers about why their religious beliefs are “correct.”

The memo outlined conduct that should not result in disciplinary or corrective action, including displaying in the office bibles, religious artwork, jewelry, posters displaying religious messages and other indicia of religion “such as crosses, crucifixes and mezuzah.”

The memo also said one or more employees should be allowed to engage in individual or communal religious expressions and that employees can engage in conversations on religious topics “including attempting to persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views, provided that such efforts are not harassing in nature.” Federal workers can also “encourage their coworkers to participate in religious expressions of faith, such as prayer, to the same extent that they would be permitted to encourage coworkers participate in other personal activities,” the memo said.

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor sent the memo to heads of departments and agencies with guidance on how to allow personal religious expression by federal employees “to the greatest extent possible unless such expression would impose an undue hardship on business operations.” The OPM worked with the White House Faith Office to produce the memo, a spokesperson told The Hill. President Trump established the office in February.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5423969-trump-memo-religious-expression/



Distraction from Epstein by directing that federal employees should go ahead and violate the Constitution - that document that all of us feds (current or former) took and OATH to "support and defend".



Federal employees are supposed to be doing WORK for the people of the United States. Arguing about "religion" is "break time" or "lunch time" stuff (when on duty).
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Fuck this. mjvpi Jul 28 #1
Instead of doing their job? BOSSHOG Jul 28 #2
this means you can promote any religious belief you like besides the 2000 yr old terrorist hate group nt msongs Jul 28 #3
I assume atheists are protected from this nonsense? /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 28 #4
More like a target for conversion. GP6971 Jul 28 #6
Just fuck these morons and their religion vapor2 Jul 28 #5
Many of my co-workers were Deminpenn Jul 28 #7
Remember they are illegally RIFing the hell out of the current government BumRushDaShow Jul 28 #8
FYI, most of those positions won't be backfilled SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #9
Due to court orders (and there are a pile of them) BumRushDaShow Jul 28 #10
The illegal RIFs yes... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #11
I had 8 of my former coworkers BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #18
That's why it wasn't a buyout... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #19
"Billet" is irrelevant if Congress DESIGNATES that funding "for Salaries, Expenses, etc" BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #20
That's what I'm saying though SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #21
I edited to note that some agencies were TOLD they were getting "buyouts" BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #22
Oh, I agree 100% that people termed it a buyout... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #23
This is why I mentioned how "inconsistent" this idiotic Muskrat bullshit "Fork in the Road" crap has been BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #25
I was seriously looking at phased retirement SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #28
At my agency BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #31
I can only imagine... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #33
The evangelical christians have been planning this for decades. travelingthrulife Jul 29 #34
Can employees spend time arguing that religions are "incorrect"? Demovictory9 Jul 28 #12
Thinking of poster wars in the office. n/t Dixiegrrrl Jul 28 #13
Other than trying to convince others... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 28 #14
Now they will be in your face with it. travelingthrulife Jul 29 #35
Some will... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #36
I'm ready! Dem2theMax Jul 28 #15
Go for it, Dem2... I'm standing beside you all the way! slightlv Jul 29 #17
Did you notice how all the situations/items mentioned as "okay" were all slightlv Jul 29 #16
Religion is the ketchup of the masses. twodogsbarking Jul 29 #24
Awwww, what's the worst that could happen? HAB911 Jul 29 #26
The Crusades 2.0 ? twodogsbarking Jul 29 #27
I was only in management for 43 years HAB911 Jul 29 #30
I don't know if I'd be able to shit on as many evangelists' desks as this would require Orrex Jul 29 #29
Do you have a few minutes to talk about Epstein? orangecrush Jul 29 #32
Has he reached dick move #1,000,000 for the free knife set yet? Brainfodder Jul 29 #37
We once had a guy like that in our Dallas HQ DFW Jul 29 #38
Dick move for chaos, what else could this be? Brainfodder Jul 29 #39
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