Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A new memo from the Office of Personnel Management claims to protect religious expression in the federal workplace, but it explicitly permits proselytizing, allowing federal employees to attempt to convert coworkers. While it insists these efforts "must not be harassing," the practical reality of defining and reporting harassment—especially when your boss is involved—is a bureaucratic nightmare. This performative stance suggests a solution to a non-existent problem, as religious speech was already permitted. The memo's real aim appears to be to champion specific religious overreach, carving out special protections for "religious beliefs" while conveniently ignoring other deeply held "social, political, or economic philosophies." It's a transparent, and frankly, unnecessary move for a progressive, secular audience.
News Source:
New memo lets government workers push Christianity on colleagues even if they're the boss
By Hemant Mehta for The Friendly Atheist
July 28, 2025
🔗 friendlyatheist.com/p/new-memo-lets-government-workers
The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.33.1 featuring Rob, Tracy Wilbert, and AJ
Federal Proselytizing Gets Green Light 💡
Workplace Conversions, Seriously? 🤦♀️
Your Boss Wants to Save Your Soul 🙏
New Memo: Pray at Work! 🙌
Religious Harassment: Now Legal? 😡
The Feds Want You Converted 😵💫
Christian Nationalism's New Frontier ✝️
Uncle Sam's Sermon on the Mount ⛰️
Is Your Cubicle a Pulpit? 📣
God in the Government Office 🏛️
Forced Faith at Federal Workplaces 🙅♀️
Separation of Church and State... What? 🤯
Pray or Pay: New Workplace Rules 💸
Holy Roller Takeover at Work 🙄
This Christian Memo is Unholy 😈
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A new memo from the Office of Personnel Management claims to protect religious expression in the federal workplace, but it explicitly permits proselytizing, allowing federal employees to attempt to convert coworkers. While it insists these efforts "must not be harassing," the practical reality of defining and reporting harassment—especially when your boss is involved—is a bureaucratic nightmare. This performative stance suggests a solution to a non-existent problem, as religious speech was already permitted. The memo's real aim appears to be to champion specific religious overreach, carving out special protections for "religious beliefs" while conveniently ignoring other deeply held "social, political, or economic philosophies." It's a transparent, and frankly, unnecessary move for a progressive, secular audience.
News Source:
New memo lets government workers push Christianity on colleagues even if they're the boss
By Hemant Mehta for The Friendly Atheist
July 28, 2025
🔗 friendlyatheist.com/p/new-memo-lets-government-workers
The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.33.1 featuring Rob, Tracy Wilbert, and AJ
Federal Proselytizing Gets Green Light 💡
Workplace Conversions, Seriously? 🤦♀️
Your Boss Wants to Save Your Soul 🙏
New Memo: Pray at Work! 🙌
Religious Harassment: Now Legal? 😡
The Feds Want You Converted 😵💫
Christian Nationalism's New Frontier ✝️
Uncle Sam's Sermon on the Mount ⛰️
Is Your Cubicle a Pulpit? 📣
God in the Government Office 🏛️
Forced Faith at Federal Workplaces 🙅♀️
Separation of Church and State... What? 🤯
Pray or Pay: New Workplace Rules 💸
Holy Roller Takeover at Work 🙄
This Christian Memo is Unholy 😈
Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: tiny.cc/patreonnp
We welcome your comments on the thread for this show.
► tiny.cc/fbnp
► Contact us with questions or news stories at: nonprophets@atheist-community.org
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WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?
The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES
► atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin)
► atheist-experience.com (The Atheist Experience TV Show)
NOTES
TheNonProphets is the official channel of The Non Prophets. "The Non Prophets" is a trademark of the ACA.
Copyright © 2024 Atheist Community of Austin. All rights reserved.
