{"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\/zh\/learn\/federal-guidance-on-religious-liberty-reflects-church-autonomy-parental-rights-rulings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5173\u4e8e\u5b97\u6559\u81ea\u7531\u7684\u8054\u90a6\u6307\u5bfc\u65b9\u9488\u53cd\u6620\u4e86\u6559\u4f1a\u81ea\u4e3b\u6743\u548c\u7236\u6bcd\u6743\u5229\u7684\u88c1\u51b3"},"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\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/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":104002,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/department-of-justice-says-government-cant-restrict-funding-based-on-religious-status\/","url_meta":{"origin":97216,"position":0},"title":"Department of Justice says government can\u2019t restrict funding based on religious status","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"29 8 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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