Federal workers can’t escape religious messages from their bosses: ‘This has never happened before’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFederal workers can’t escape religious messages from their bosses: ‘This has never happened before’They’ve received proselytizing emails, invitations to worship services and observed religious undertones in policy decisionsBrendan Rascius in New York Tuesday 14 April 2026 19:51 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957562","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-administration-religious-messaging-christian-b2957562.html","title":"Federal workers can’t escape religious messaging: ‘This has never happened before’"}}CloseMAGA pundit insists Obama aide and the Pope are conspiring to hurt TrumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US...