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New Trump policy letting federal employees proselytize at work references tefillin

JL;DR SUMMARY The Trump administration's new guidelines for religious expression in the federal workplace allow employees to display religious items and discuss their faith, exemplified by the inclusion of Jewish tefillin as permissible desk items. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationReligious ExpressionJewish PrayerTefillinSeparation Of Church And StateChristian RightProselytizingFederal WorkplaceOffice Of Personnel ManagementConstitutional Freedoms

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United States
"The new policy comes amid a concerted effort by the Trump administration to erode the separation of church and state."

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