Trump administration memo clears way for federal employees to push their ‘correct’ religion on other coworkers
Federal workers should not face any punishment for trying to convince colleagues of the “correctness” of their personal religion, according to a new set of policies from the Trump administration.
“During a break, an employee may engage another in polite discussion of why his faith is correct and why the non-adherent should re-think his religious beliefs,” reads one portion of the administration’s memo. “However, if the nonadherent requests such attempts to stop, the employee should honor the request.”
The memo, issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management, comes as the White House has made a priority of promoting religious faith and stamping out what it sees as anti-Christian bias.
The policy, first reported by Fox News, details a variety of other permitted religious expressions for federal workers, including keeping holy books or religious instruments such as rosary beads at their desks, wearing clothing with religious messages or symbols, and inviting colleagues to religious ..
