{"id":2611463,"date":"2026-06-06T12:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-secretary-faces-lawsuit-for-explicitly-christian-messages-to-employees\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:13:11","slug":"usda-secretary-faces-lawsuit-for-explicitly-christian-messages-to-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-secretary-faces-lawsuit-for-explicitly-christian-messages-to-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Secretary Faces Lawsuit for Explicitly Christian Messages to Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusda-secretary-faces-lawsuit-for-explicitly-christian-messages-to-employees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-grabs-bidens-hand-leads-him-off-stage-at-hollywood-fundraiser\/\" title=\"Obama Takes Biden by the Hand, Guides Him Off-Stage at Hollywood Fundraiser\">excerpt describes<\/a> a lawsuit contesting how U.S.Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins communicated her Christian faith to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal employees<\/a>. Filed May 13 by organizations including Americans United for Separation of Church adn State, the complaint alleges that Rollins \u201cproselytizing\u201d messages violated the First amendment as she sent religious-themed communications to the entire USDA workforce from an authority position. Examples cited include an Easter message distributed on April 5 that quoted and referenced Christian beliefs, as well as complaints about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >similar religious messaging tied<\/a> to other holidays such as Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and a Christmas message sent Dec. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins is portrayed as not regretting the emails, responding on social media that the messages were an chance to remind people of what she believed, including \u201cHe is Risen.\u201d The text also includes various embedded scripts and unrelated site elements (such as ads and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backup\/\" title=\"Backup\">correction form<\/a>) alongside the reporting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has been speaking openly about the Christian faith \u2014 and some secularists do not like it.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/democracyforward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-NFFE-v-USDA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> filed on May 13 by groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State on behalf of multiple USDA employees claimed that Rollins\u2019 pattern of \u201cproselytizing Christian messaging\u201d violates the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint whined about messages like an  sent to all USDA employees on April 5 \u2014 which was Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTo the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 General George Washington, General Orders to the Continental Army, 2 May 1778 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/if88chcW48\">https:\/\/t.co\/if88chcW48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRollins\/status\/2041979851209355420?\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is risen indeed!\u201d the message said, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/employees-sue-usda-brooke-rollins-over-proselytizing-s.html?clickType=link-most-popular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the foot of the Cross on Good Friday to the stone rolled away from the now empty tomb, sin has been destroyed. Jesus has been raised from the dead,\u201d Rollins wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so like the very first disciples to encounter our risen Lord in the Upper Room almost two thousand years ago, this Easter let us too be alive with hope, full of Paschal joy, and confident in the mission each of us has been called for,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The  made no demands of USDA employees to become Christians or otherwise tried to link the Easter holiday to their roles and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins reacted to the lawsuit on social media, indicating that she does not regret sending the communications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just another opportunity to remind everyone: He is Risen,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s just another opportunity to remind everyone: He is Risen.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09RgO98Wg0\">https:\/\/t.co\/09RgO98Wg0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRollins\/status\/2054690622313795837?\">May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the lawsuit complained that the \u201cescalating pattern of subjecting all USDA employees to proselytizing\u201d displayed by Rollins has come \u201cfrom her position of authority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has adopted a practice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-sue-trumps-usda-head-for-christian-proselytizing-after-she-wished-them-happy-easter\/\" title=\"... 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Proselytizing&#039; After She Wished Them Happy Easter\">sending increasingly proselytizing communications<\/a> to the entire USDA workforce, promoting her own preferred brand of Christian beliefs and theology to the captive audience of employees that report to her, directly or indirectly,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<p>There were similar s from Rollins sent on the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also bemoaned that she \u201cdramatically escalated her religious sermonizing in a Christmas message\u201d on Dec. 23.<\/p>\n<p>That message said, \u201cThe spirit of generosity flows from the very first Christmas when God gave us the greatest gift possible, the gift of his Son and our Savior Jesus Christ, who came to free us from our sins and open the door to eternal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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