New Biden administration rules for faith-based nonprofits would obliterate conscience protections for religious charities that receive federal funds, critics of the measure say, and burden those organizations' religious free exercise.
New Biden administration rules for faith-based nonprofits would obliterate conscience protections for religious charities that receive federal funds, critics of the measure say and burden those organizations’ religious free exercise., religious charities must provide recipients with written notice of nondiscrimination policies, including a right to refuse “to attend or participate in a religious practice” as part of the charity’s services.
Announcing the change, a Department of Health and Human Services news release said the moves are a “restoration” of “religious liberty protections” for clients of faith-based charities and carry forward a 2021 executive order signed by President Biden. A 60-day public comment period for the new rules ended March 13. The agencies involved will review submissions, develop final rules and move toward their implementation, although this could be met with court challenges.
The new rules, Ms. Morrison said, are “a solution in search of a problem. And it goes to the Biden administration’s efforts to say they care about the First Amendment and religious liberty, but at the same time, they are going out of their way to gratuitously roll back protections for people of faith and religious organizations and minimize their participation in protection under the law.”
Critics of the new rules say those religious employment protections would be gutted if the proposal is adopted.
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