cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40848266
Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.
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.”
Isn’t the whole CHRISTmas thing about Christianity and Christ?? I mean is in the word itself why then people complain about it?
Politicians pushing “their” religion isn’t really compatible with the separation of church and state indented by the first amendment.
They are still individuals, and social media are made of personal accounts, unless it was a federal agency account, personal accounts belongs to the person itself not to the government.
It’s literally in the quoted part of the article in the OP.
I believe it depends on what exactly is an official government account or who defines it. I mean, if it’s an agency account like the FBI. CIA or whatever I think isn’t a personal account is more like an account which represents the whole agency, but if the account is from someone called Hank Roberts from Illinois president of whatever I believe is a personal account. Politicians are public figures but also individuals.
If the account is something like POTUS I think in that case yeah it is a government account. My whole point is, people are free to post whatever they want in personal accounts(the ones clearly linked to their identity) beside them being public figures.
It’s ok to admit when you’re wrong.