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Story summary
- Brooke Rollins, the US agriculture secretary, sent an Easter message to USDA employees featuring Christian themes and an illustration of the empty tomb.
- Some staff criticized the message as offensive and not respecting the department's diverse beliefs.
- An anonymous USDA employee described Rollins' approach as Christian nationalist and blasphemous.
- A USDA spokesperson defended Rollins, saying she has the right to send such messages, as past secretaries and presidents did.
