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\u201cProtections against religious discrimination aren\u2019t suspended during an emergency,\u201d he said in a statement on Thursday. \u201cThis means the federal government cannot single out religious conduct as somehow being more dangerous or worthy of scrutiny than comparable secular behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The recommendations for churches include encouraging all congregants to wear cloth face coverings when inside the building, offering video streaming or drive-in options for services and considering \u201csuspending use of a choir or musical ensemble\u201d during services. It also urges churches to consider \u201ctemporarily limiting the sharing of frequently touched objects,\u201d like hymnals, prayer books and passed collection baskets.<\/p>\n
A senior Trump administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk freely about internal discussions, said that Dr. Birx also expressed skepticism about the C.D.C. guidelines in task force meetings. The official said that Dr. Birx said she was mistrustful of the data the agency had provided, although the official did not specify what exactly the doctor was concerned about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The guidance, which the C.D.C. submitted to Dr. Birx in draft form on April 23 and to the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget last week, was to help states, local governments and businesses adopt specific precautions to help keep the coronavirus from spreading once they reopened. But several federal agencies that reviewed the draft, including the Labor Department and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, protested, saying it would be harmful to businesses and the economy and too burdensome for houses of worship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A federal official who supports the guidance said that Dr. Birx was in favor of publishing them, and that Joe Grogan, the director of the White House\u2019s Domestic Policy Council, even tried to broker a compromise \u2014 but that others in the White House pushed back, especially on the worship section. Dr. Birx was not available for comment.<\/p>\n
In one version of the draft guidance, the section titled \u201cInterim Guidance for Communities of Faith\u201d was left blank, with a note in capital letters referring to multiple federal agencies that have to come to agreement. But another version included the guidance for faith communities with the caveat that it \u201cis not intended to infringe on First Amendment rights as provided in the U.S. Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe federal government may not prescribe standards for interactions of faith communities in houses of worship,\u201d the second version states. \u201cC.D.C. offers these suggestions that faith communities may consider and accept or reject.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abby Goodnough reported from Washington, and Maggie Haberman from New York. Michael D. Shear and Noah Weiland contributed reporting from Washington.<\/p>\n
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