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As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias, including formal or informal actions related to vaccines or personal pronoun choice, that may have occurred during the Biden administration....

There is no immediate indication that such discrimination, as defined by President Trump’s State Department, took place under Biden.

In a cable sent Friday to all U.S. diplomatic missions, Rubio asked that staffers report any perceived discriminatory actions taken against Christians or employees advocating on their behalf between January 2021 and January 2025. The cable, copies of which were obtained by the Associated Press, says that all reported allegations will be investigated by a government-wide task force on anti-Christian bias, and if discrimination is found, the culprits may be disciplined. It also makes clear that allegations can be submitted anonymously.

“The task force will collect information and ideas from individuals and groups, including Department employees, affected by anti-Christian bias or other religious discriminatory conduct,” the cable says.

“The task force is soliciting examples of anti-religious bias, particularly from the past four years, where the department targeted anyone for their religion, including discrimination, harassment, exclusion, disciplinary action, adverse security clearance determinations, or any other adverse action, or in retaliation for exercising their religious rights,” the cable said. “This includes anti-religious bias committed by department employees in their official duties against members of the public.”

Examples of potential violations include formal or informal actions taken against a person because they requested religious accommodation “from taking mandatory vaccines or observing religious holidays ” and “mistreatment for refusing to participate in events and activities that promoted themes inconsistent with or hostile to one’s religious beliefs, including policies or practices related to preferred personal pronouns,” according to the cable.

Others include “mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia on or in government facilities because of religious objection or for opposing official media content due to religious objections, forcing employees to remove personal displays of religious faith or conscience, whether as part of clothing/accessories items on desks or in personal workspace,” the cable said.

State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term