{"id":10646,"date":"2025-07-29T13:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:06:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:06:37","slug":"trump-administration-guidelines-allow-federal-employees-to-preach-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/trump-administration-guidelines-allow-federal-employees-to-preach-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration guidelines allow federal employees to preach at work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-spacing=\"double\">Under new guidelines <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/28\/trump-federal-employees-preach-faith-work-00480696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">issued<\/a><\/span> by the Trump administration on Monday, which have alarmed advocates for the separation of church and state, federal employees will be permitted to preach in their workplaces.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The guidelines, outlined in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), permit public employees to pray and discuss religion, including efforts to &#8220;convince others of the correctness of their own religious views,&#8221; but do not endorse a specific faith.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">Managers will also be able to encourage employees to express their faith, including through prayer.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The OPM Director stated, &#8220;Federal employees should never have to choose between their faith and their careers. 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Mikey Weinstein, president and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the guidelines contradict the Constitution and the rights of employees.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">Weinstein asked, &#8220;What are your chances for promotion if your supervisor sits down and makes it clear that it&#8217;s important to him that you accept this weaponized version of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">However, Andrew Walker, an associate dean at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said the new policy &#8220;resets&#8221; the rules to neutrality.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">&#8220;I have no problem with this. To me, this is nothing more than reaffirming the First Amendment with the proper caveats that you&#8217;re not engaging in harassing behavior,&#8221; Walker claimed.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The Trump administration has significantly embraced religious initiatives. 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