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Trump Administration Allows Federal Workers to Promote Religious Beliefs | News Channel 3-12
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – The guidance permits federal workers to discuss religion, display religious items, and form prayer groups while maintaining workplace productivity and preventing harassment, OPM said.
- On Monday, the Office of Personnel Management issued a memo allowing federal employees to express and promote religious beliefs at work, including prayer and display of religious items.
- Following President Trump’s early February directive establishing a group to address claims of anti-Christian discrimination, he also formed a Religious Liberty Commission in May.
- The guidance permits activities such as praying with tour groups or patients and engaging in polite religious discussions, provided efforts are not harassing and employees honor requests to stop.
- OPM Director Scott Kupor stated the policy seeks to make federal workplaces welcoming to all faiths and protect religious expression unless it causes 'undue hardship' to business operations.
- The memo drew criticism from groups like the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which called it encouraging proselytizing, while legal experts noted it reaffirms but also lacks cautions against coercion.
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New Trump Guidance Allows Federal Employees To Debate Religion With Co-Workers
The Trump administration rolled out new guidance on Monday that makes it clear that federal workers are allowed to invite their co-workers to church and share their religious beliefs with them. The memo issued by Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor seeks to ensure the protection of religious liberty for federal workers. It provides examples of permitted religious expression in the workplace and specifies that such conversations …
Trump administration acts to protect religious expression of federal workers
U.S. Office of Personnel Management headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has issued new guidance to safeguard the right of federal employees to express religion in the workplace, including the display of religious imagery on desks, voluntary conversations, and prayer.The new g…
"Federal employees should never have to choose between their faith and their career," with these words justified Scott Kupor, director of the Administration Personnel Office, the memorandum issued on Monday with indications to federal agencies to protect employees' religious freedom. A measure that will extend to believers of all religions.Read more]]>
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