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The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking labor to study immoderate incidents of “anti-Christian discrimination” to a recently established national task force. In an email sent Monday, April 21, unit were instructed to emblem immoderate informal policies, procedures aliases behaviors from colleagues aliases activity that they judge target nan Christian faith.
Executive bid prompted statement of task force
The inaugural stems from a February executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The bid mandates that nan VA caput — on pinch different national agency heads — participate successful nan “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.”
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“My management will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of authorities aliases unlawful behaviour targeting Christians,” nan bid says. “The rule protects nan state of Americans and groups of Americans to believe their religion successful peace, and my management will enforce nan rule and protect these freedoms.”
Examples of favoritism outlined successful memo
VA Secretary Doug Collins wrote successful nan email, according to The Guardian which obtained a copy, that nan task unit will analyse cases submitted by labor reporting perceived discrimination. The email included circumstantial examples of behaviour that whitethorn break belief rights:
- Adverse actions pursuing accommodation requests
- Mistreatment aliases reprimands successful consequence to displaying Christian symbols
- Discrimination for not participating successful activities that conflict pinch Christian beliefs
- Negative responses to belief exemption requests nether erstwhile vaccine mandates
Critics pass of belief favoritism
Some lawmakers and defense groups person criticized nan task force’s creation. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., posted connected X, calling nan memo “baseless” and informing that it could disagreement nan seasoned organization and beforehand belief favoritism.
The statement Americans United besides expressed concern, labeling nan task force portion of a “Christian nationalist crusade.” The group vowed to proceed fighting for church-state separation.
While this task unit and executive bid halfway astir anti-Christian bias, a statement from erstwhile President Joe Biden adjacent nan extremity of his word centered astir a nationalist strategy to “Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate.”
The strategy outlines calls to action successful American society, arsenic good arsenic nan government, to “ensure that Muslim and Arab Americans bask nan liberties and opportunities that are nan bedrock of our country.”
Task unit holds first furniture meeting
The task unit held its first furniture meeting connected Tuesday, April 22. The Trump management has maintained that nan inaugural does not elevate Christianity supra different religions but intends to destruct anti-Christian bias allegedly permitted by nan anterior administration.
During nan meeting, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, “The First Amendment correct isn’t conscionable a statement successful nan Constitution. It’s nan cornerstone of our American liberty… Protecting Christians from bias isn’t favoritism; it’s upholding nan norm of law.”
Task unit scheduled to dissolve successful 2 years
Unless extended by President Trump, nan task unit will beryllium dissolved aft 2 years, according to Trump’s executive order.
[Karah Rucker]
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS INVESTIGATING ANY INCIDENTS OF “ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS” WITHIN THE AGENCY.
THE EMAIL SENT TO STAFF MONDAY ASKS EMPLOYEES TO REPORT ANY INFORMAL POLICIES…PROCEDURES…OR ANY BEHAVIORS FROM FELLOW COLLEAGUES OR LEADERSHIP THAT THEY FEEL DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
THE MEMO FALLS IN LINE WITH AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN FEBRUARY –
ORDERING THE SECRETARY OF THE VA – AMONG MORE THAN A DOZEN AGENCY HEADS – TO PARTAKE IN THE NEWLY FORMED FEDERAL “TASK FORCE TO ERADICATE ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS.”
THE ORDER STATING – “My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of authorities aliases unlawful behaviour targeting Christians. The rule protects nan state of Americans and groups of Americans to believe their religion successful peace, and my Administration will enforce nan rule and protect these freedoms. My Administration will guarantee that immoderate unlawful and improper conduct, policies, aliases practices that target Christians are identified, terminated, and rectified.”
THE EMAIL TO STAFF FROM THE VA SECRETARY DOUG COLLINS STATES THE TASK FORCE WILL REVIEW INSTANCES SUBMITTED BY PEERS OF PERCEIVED ANTI-CHRISTIAN DISCRIMINATION.
THE EMAIL INCLUDED EXAMPLES OF CONDUCT THIS WOULD APPLY TO:
ACCORDING TO THE MEMO OBTAINED BY THE BULWARK AMONG OTHER OUTLETS –
THE EMAIL SAID TO REPORT —
- “any examples of adverse actions taken successful consequence to an accommodation request.”
- “any mistreatment aliases reprimand issued successful consequence to displays of Christian imagery aliases symbols.”
- “any observations of mistreatment from not participating successful events aliases activities inconsistent pinch Christian views.”
- “any adverse responses to requests for belief exemption nether nan erstwhile vaccine mandates.”
NEWS OF THE INTERNAL MEMO WAS MET WITH CRITICISM FROM SOME DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS – LIKE SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL WHO POSTED ON X –
“While belief favoritism must beryllium forbidden & fought, this soul VA memo lacks immoderate actual ground aliases rationale. It raises nan specter of dividing nan seasoned organization & favoring immoderate religions complete others.”
AND THE ADVOCACY GROUP “AMERICANS UNITED” EXPRESSED ITS OPPOSITION TO THE FORMATION OF THE TASK FORCE –
STATING “This is portion of nan Christian Nationalist crusade to remake our country. Not connected our watch. Americans United and our hundreds of thousands of supporters crossed nan state will not extremity fighting for church-state separation until this federation lives up to its committedness of state without favour and equality without exception.”
THE ORDER FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE TO ADDRESS BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CHRISTIANS –
IS SIMILAR TO AN ORDER FROM THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE – ADDRESSING BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIM AND ARAB AMERICANS.
IN ITS PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING ITS “STRATEGY TO COUNTER ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTI-ARAB HATE” –
ONE OF ITS PRIORITIES IS TACKLING “discrimination against Muslims and Arabs and appropriately accommodate their belief practices. More agencies are making it clear that favoritism against Muslim and Arab Americans successful federally funded activities is illegal, and nan Administration has instituted caller practices to accommodate belief and produced a wide scope of resources and trainings connected nondiscrimination and belief freedom.”
[Karah Rucker]
CABINET MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY ALIGNED “ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS TASK FORCE” MET THIS WEEK FOR ITS LAUNCH AND FIRST CABINET MEETING.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARGUES THE TASK FORCE WON’T FAVOR CHRISTIANITY OVER ANOTHER RELIGION –
BUT RATHER ROOT OUT ANY INSTANCES OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN DISCRIMINATION THEY SAY WAS ALLOWED UNDER THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
HERE’S WHAT ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI SAID AT THE MEETING.
[Pam Bondi]
“The first amendment correct isn’t conscionable a statement successful nan constitution. Its nan cornerstone of our land liberty. It guarantees each national nan correct to speak freely, believe freely, and unrecorded according to their conscious without authorities interference. Protecting christians from bias isn’t favoritism, its upholding nan norm of rule and upholding nan law promise.”
[Karah Rucker]
THE TASK FORCE WILL DISSOLVE AFTER TWO YEARS – UNLESS THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IS EXTENDED BY TRUMP.
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