{"id":104002,"date":"2026-08-29T17:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=104002"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:53:38","slug":"department-of-justice-says-government-cant-restrict-funding-based-on-religious-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/department-of-justice-says-government-cant-restrict-funding-based-on-religious-status\/","title":{"rendered":"El Departamento de Justicia afirma que el gobierno no puede restringir la financiaci\u00f3n bas\u00e1ndose en el estatus religioso"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The U.S. Department of Justice this week said that the government\u2019s practice of restricting federal funding from religious activities is \u201cpresumptively unconstitutional,\u201d paving the way for greater public funding of religious groups.Such restrictions on federal funding are made \u201cwithout any compelling government interest,\u201d the Justice Department said in an Aug. 25 memorandum opinion issued to the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services. In its 2004 decision Locke v. Davey, the U.S. Supreme Court held\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\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Justice this week said that the government\u2019s practice of restricting federal funding from religious activities is \u201cpresumptively unconstitutional,\u201d paving the way for greater public funding of religious groups.Such restrictions on federal funding are made \u201cwithout any compelling government interest,\u201d the Justice Department said in an Aug. 25 memorandum opinion issued to the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services. In its 2004 decision Locke v. Davey, the U.S. Supreme Court held\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-104002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":97216,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/federal-guidance-on-religious-liberty-reflects-church-autonomy-parental-rights-rulings\/","url_meta":{"origin":104002,"position":0},"title":"Federal guidance on religious liberty reflects church autonomy, parental rights rulings","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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A Native American group working to stop the destruction of a centuries-old religious ritual site has lost a last-ditch appeal to the U.S.\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Appeals court halts sale of Native American religious site defended by Catholic groups","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Appeals-court-halts-sale-of-Native-American-religious-site-defended-by-Catholic-groups.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Appeals-court-halts-sale-of-Native-American-religious-site-defended-by-Catholic-groups.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Appeals-court-halts-sale-of-Native-American-religious-site-defended-by-Catholic-groups.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Appeals-court-halts-sale-of-Native-American-religious-site-defended-by-Catholic-groups.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52614,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/health-and-human-services-investigates-michigan-health-group-for-religious-discrimination\/","url_meta":{"origin":104002,"position":4},"title":"Health and Human Services investigates Michigan health group for religious discrimination","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Mark Van Scyoc\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 23, 2025 \/ 18:43 pm (CNA). 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According to the June 20 announcement, HHS is investigating the unnamed health care group for allegedly firing a medical professional after she requested religious accommodations in order not to assist in sex trait modification procedures\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Health and Human Services investigates Michigan health group for religious discrimination","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Health-and-Human-Services-investigates-Michigan-health-group-for-religious-discrimination.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Health-and-Human-Services-investigates-Michigan-health-group-for-religious-discrimination.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Health-and-Human-Services-investigates-Michigan-health-group-for-religious-discrimination.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Health-and-Human-Services-investigates-Michigan-health-group-for-religious-discrimination.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102701,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/icc-regent-university-center-for-global-justice-publish-report-on-religious-freedom-in-morocco\/","url_meta":{"origin":104002,"position":5},"title":"ICC, Regent University Center for Global Justice\u00a0Publish Report on Religious Freedom in Morocco","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Although Morocco formally recognizes religious freedom in its Constitution and portrays itself as a country that supports religious tolerance, a new report from International Christian Concern (ICC) and Regent University\u2019s Center for Global Justice argues that its laws and administrative practices substantially restrict that freedom. \u00a0 The report, \u201cFreedom of Religion in Morocco,\u201d identifies three major areas of concern: the enforcement of Ramadan, restrictions on religious conversion from Islam, and burial practices. 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