As part of its initiative to enforce a broad new executive order aimed at supporting federal employees who are Christians, the Trump administration has reportedly instructed State Department staff to report any cases of colleagues showing “anti-Christian bias."
Politico reported Friday that an administration-wide task force at the department will help gather information “involving anti-religious bias during the last presidential administration." Under this new policy, examples of "anti-Christian bias" will be collected through anonymous employee report forms.
According to the document obtained by Politico, the task force, which was established by an executive order President Donald Trump issued in February, will meet around April 22 to address its findings.
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The document calls on State Department employees to report on one another through a "tip form" that can be filled out anonymously.
“Reports should be as detailed as possible, including names, dates, locations (e.g. post or domestic office) where the incident occurred,” the cable says, per Politico.
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale'-esque,” a State Department official, who was not identified, told Politico.
"Some State Department officials reacted to the cable with shock and alarm, saying that, even if well-intentioned, it is based on the flawed premise that the department harbors anti-Christian bias to begin with, and warning it could create a culture of fear as the administration pushes employees to report on one another," the report says.
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