President Donald Trump has claimed religious freedom under attack in US, as critics say he is eroding separation of church and state.<\/p>\n
United States Federal workers \u2013 including supervisors \u2013 can attempt to persuade their colleagues to join their religion, according to a new directive from the director of the US Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n
The memo sent by agency head Scott Kuper on Monday cites constitutionally protected freedom from religious discrimination in justifying the policy, framing it as part of the administration of President Donald Trump\u2019s latest effort to protect religious freedom.<\/p>\n
Critics have accused<\/a> the Trump administration of pursuing policies that corrode the separation of church and state in the US, while elevating Christianity over other religions.<\/p>\n While the memo outlines some commonly accepted practices like allowing federal employees to pray in the workforce or wear religious attire, it takes a step further in saying that workers may engage in \u201cattempting to persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views\u201d as long as \u201csuch efforts are not harassing in nature\u201d.<\/p>\n That can also include encouraging fellow workers to pray \u201cto the same extent that they would be permitted to encourage coworkers to participate in other personal activities\u201d.<\/p>\n New OPM guidance ensures the federal workplace is not just compliant with the law but welcoming to Americans of all faiths. Under @POTUS<\/a>\u2019s leadership, we are restoring constitutional freedoms and making government a place where people of faith are respected, not sidelined.\u2026<\/p>\n