Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.

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Dec. 25, 2025

The Trump administration celebrated Christmas on Thursday by posting a series of religious messages from official government accounts, using language that drew criticism from those who pointed to the country’s separation of church and state.

While many lawmakers in both parties posted universal messages of love, joy and peace on the holiday, a number of cabinet members and agencies made references to Jesus and the religious meaning of Christmas.

“Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote. “May His light bring peace, hope, and joy to you and your families.”

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    Is it weirder that these religious people posted stuff about it being jesus’s birthday on the christian holiday celebrating jesus’s birthday, or weirder that the majority of people celebrate a religious holiday as a secular holiday and then get confused when religious people celebrate the religious part?

    Like I dont want to live in a christian theocracy, but also this seems very par for the course of christmas

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      Well it’s one thing when religious people celebrate and it’s a different thing when a state celebrates it