{"id":97216,"date":"2026-07-23T18:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97216"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:36:49","slug":"federal-guidance-on-religious-liberty-reflects-church-autonomy-parental-rights-rulings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/federal-guidance-on-religious-liberty-reflects-church-autonomy-parental-rights-rulings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u062c\u064a\u0647\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0634\u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0639\u0643\u0633 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0648\u0623\u062d\u0643\u0627\u0645 \u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to federal departments and agencies with updated guidance on religious liberty and parental rights protections, based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent.The update, issued July 23, is the first revision to the guidance since 2017. It incorporates Supreme Court rulings issued after the earlier guidance, including rulings on church autonomy, equal access for religious entities to grants and government programs, and the right for parents to direct the religious upbringing of their\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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It incorporates Supreme Court rulings issued after the earlier guidance, including rulings on church autonomy, equal access for religious entities to grants and government programs, and the right for parents to direct the religious upbringing of their\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-97216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51847,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/bishop-barron-at-religious-liberty-hearing-warns-of-dictatorship-of-relativism\/","url_meta":{"origin":97216,"position":0},"title":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN News Nightly\u201d\/Screenshot Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2025 \/ 17:56 pm (CNA). During the first hearing of President Donald Trump\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI\u2019s warning against the \u201cdictatorship of relativism\u201d encroaching on American society. Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, said at the June 16 hearing that \u201creligion is being attacked in our society\u201d and referenced a homily given by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50823,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/supreme-court-orders-new-york-to-revisit-abortion-mandate-case-after-religious-liberty-win\/","url_meta":{"origin":97216,"position":1},"title":"Supreme Court orders New York to revisit abortion mandate case after religious liberty win","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0648 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2025 \/ 14:19 pm (CNA). 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