OPM issues new guidance to protect religious expression across federal workforce

First on Fox: Federal agencies are now required to protect religious expressions in the workplace, according to a new government-wide memorandum received by Fox News Digital on Monday-marking one of the most wide steps in decades to protect trust and freedom in the surplus service.

Personnel Management (OPM) office on Monday sent guidance to federal agencies in the Trump administration, expanding new requirements, which ensures that federal workers can display bibals, crusphics, or mezujah at their desk; Pray in groups while doing off-duty; Invite colleagues in the church; And speak of their religious beliefs, even for the public, without any vengeance.

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Memo, whose title is “Reserveing Religious Expressions in Federal Workplace”, was sent to agencies by OPM Director Scott Kupor on Monday, and was obtained in particular by Fox News Digital.

“Federal employees should never choose between their trust and their career,” OPM director Scott Kupor told Fox News Digital. “This guidance ensures that the federal workplace not only in line with the law, but welcomes Americans of all religions.”

Kupor said: “Under the leadership of President Trump, we are restoring constitutional freedom and making the government a place where people of faith are respected, not bypassing.”

In Memo, the description of Kupor is that the federal workforce “must be a welcome place for federal employees who practice a religious belief.”

“Allowing religious discrimination in the federal work to violate the law. This also threatens to adversely affect the recruitment and retention of highly qualified employees of faith,” the memo says. “The first amendment to the US Constitution protects manifestations of religious beliefs by all Americans – including federal employees.”

Kupor said that freedom of religious expression is also protected by federal methods, which “prevents the federal government from discriminating against employment on the basis of religion or religious expression”.

Kupor wrote in the memo, “This memorandum provides guidance to agencies to strengthen and enforce the rights of each federal employee to engage in religious expression in the federal workplace in line with the American Constitution, Title VII and other applicable sources of law.” “Agencies should allow individual religious expressions to the greatest extent by federal employees until such a expression will not make an improper difficulty on business operations. And they should review and (if necessary) to ensure their internal policies to ensure their internal policies to protect the religious expression properly.”

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Kupore gives details of examples of religious manifestations that are permissible – in which employees read it during their desk and read it during brakes; Put rosary beads or teffilin on their desk, and using those items to pray during the break.

Kupore notes that the agencies “can ban all posters, but an agency cannot sing a religious poster, such as the cross climbing, a Bible poetry, or a star of David, for rigorous treatment.”

“An employee can wear a cross, as well as a religious message displayed clothes,” Kupor wrote.

Kupor also had a proper conversation between federal employees about religion.

“During a break, an employee may engage in another humble discussion as to why his trust is correct and why non-partisan should reconsider his religious beliefs. However, if non-unique requests to stop such efforts, the employee must honor the request,” Kupor wrote. “An employee may invite another to worship in his church despite being related to a different belief.”

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Kupor said: “For personal announcements on a bulletin board, an observer can post a hand written note, inviting each of his employees to participate in the Easter service in his church.”

As for manifestations directed on public members, Kupor gave an example that “a park leading a journey through a national park may include his tour group in a ranger prayer,” and “” And “A doctor at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital can pray for his recovery on his patient.”

The OPM Memo comes on the elimination of the anti-nosal prejudice of the executive orders of President Trump and the establishment of the Religious Freedom Commission.

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Memo also makes OPM guidance from the beginning of this month at the right residence for religious purposes.

Trump signed an executive order for the establishment of the White House Faith office in February.

According to the White House, the office empowers confidence-based institutions, community organizations and homes of worship “to serve families and communities”.

The office is placed under the Domestic Policy Council and works with experts from the confidence community on policy changes for “better align with American values”.