DoomsdaysCW<p>Marco Rubio's hunt for "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiChristian</span></a> bias" is creeping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a></p><p>In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> flags</p><p>By Amanda Marcotte<br>Published April 15, 2025 6:00AM (EDT) </p><p>Excerpt: "Unsurprisingly, a deeper read of the cable shows that 'anti-Christian bias' is the cover story propped up to justify Rubio's actual assault on freedom of religion at State. He's giving Christian nationalists at the agency a tool to harass and even Rpurge people who don't share their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> beliefs. The definitions of 'anti-Christian bias' throughout add up to outrage that conservative Christians are expected to treat people who believe differently with fairness and decency. </p><p>"For instance, the memo asks for reports of 'mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia,' specifically during Joe Biden's administration. It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this. Rubio is seeking stories where conservative Christians were told to mind their own business after objecting to a colleague putting up a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideFlag</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> sign or perhaps a religious knickknack from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonChristian</span></a> faith. This might be more comprehensible if, say, any Christians had being told they couldn't wear a cross or have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Instead, what Rubio is suggesting is that Christians have [the right to] prevent other people from having the freedom to express views and positions they dislike — and that it amounts to 'bias' if they can't control what others do or say. "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rubios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rub</span><span class="invisible">ios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianCoalition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoralityPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoralityPolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>