During his campaign, after years of comments in support of gay marriage and abortion, many conservatives expressed doubt over Donald Trump’s social conservatism. But now that he’s president, Trump looks to be delivering on his promise to bring conservative ideas back to the federal government.
Now President Trump has made good on another campaign promise:
President Trump marked the National Day of Prayer by signing an executive order aimed at boosting religious freedom by easing IRS restrictions against political activities by tax-exempt religious organizations, including churches.
Declaring “no one should be censoring sermons,” Trump announced the order, which fulfilled a campaign pledge, during a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday attended by religious leaders, activists and Vice President Pence.
“We will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced again and we will never stand for religious discrimination,” Trump said before signing the order, which states it is now administration policy is “to protect and vigorously promote religious liberty.”
The ban on political speech from the pulpit is rooted in an amendment introduced in 1954 by then-Democratic Sen. Lyndon Johnson that gave the IRS authority to punish tax-exempt charitable organizations, including churches, for making political endorsements or getting involved in political campaigns.
The order directs the IRS to exercise maximum enforcement discretion to alleviate the burden of the so-called Johnson Amendment.
In addition, it instructs the Treasury Department not to target the tax-exempt status of churches and other institutions if they express support for political candidates.
While Pence’s original attempt at a similar law in Indiana “backfired” from a PR perspective, the vice president has certainly learned from the debacle. After being forced to revise the bill in Indiana, he is unlikely to make the same mistakes again.
But liberals will still call it anti-LGBT — because that’s what they do. They say that everything Trump does is either racist, homophobic, or sexist.
Source: Fox News
Lol f**e religious back stabbing draft dodgers
And your a f**e American snowflake
The 1954 Johnson Amendment passed by Congress stated that non-profits (read: Christian churches and organizations) could not speak in favor of any political candidate. This key but forgotten event paved the way for the increased squelching of free speech and because of the confusion and misinformation about the law, many religious leaders have been unnecessarily self-censoring for decades. A START IS HERE!
AFTER THE ASSIGNATION OF JFK LYNDON JOHNSON BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
ONE THEORY IS:
MAFIA RELATED TIED TO THE LAS VEGAS JEWISH MAFIA. ONE THING FOR SURE JACK RUBY WHO ASSINATED THE ASSASIN LEE HARVEY OSWALD WAS A JEW’
LOOKING BACK IN HISTORY WE SEE:
The Johnson Amendment was passed by Congress as an amendment to section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code… stating entities that are exempt from federal income tax cannot “Participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of – or in opposition to – any candidate for public office.”The 1954 Johnson Amendment passed by Congress stated that non-profits (read: Christian churches and organizations) could not speak in favor of any political candidate. This key but forgotten event paved the way for the increased squelching of free speech and because of the confusion and misinformation about the law, many religious leaders have been unnecessarily self-censoring for decades.
NOW MOVING FORWARD WE SEE LYING TED: Senator Ted Cruz—his real name is Rafael Cruz—from Texas is Congress’ new f**e conservative. Let me give you the scoop on this deceiver:
He swept into office thanks to Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin campaigning for him. (Note: Gingrich and Palin are Israeli lackeys)
Cruz is a Cuban-American, born in Canada. His father was a Fidel Castro supporter who changed his mind and came over to Canada. Later, he moved to the U.S.
His wife works for Goldman-Sachs Bank. (That tells us something, doesn’t it?)
In the first month after winning the election, Cruz flew to Israel twice to get instructions from his new masters. He and Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KN), went together on one of the trips—an “unscheduled” event. BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS FACT. SHOULD WE CONSIDER THIS FACT:
CHRISTIAN KILLED FOR THEIR FAITH EVERY 6 MINUTES IN 2016 – STUDY
RT: 29 Dec, 2016:
Ninety thousand Christians were murdered for their faith around the globe this year, which amounts to one being killed every six minutes, Italy’s CESNUR religious study group said.
Christians are now the most persecuted religious group in the world, Massimo Introvigne, director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), told Vatican Radio.
According to CESNUR statistics, around 500,000 Christians around the globe are unable to practice their faith completely freely, Introvigne said.
The large number of deaths may be explained by the fact that many devoted Christians refuse to take up arms, he added.
Christian individuals killed by terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria and Iraq.
Earlier this year, the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, Antoine Audo, said that during the five years of the Syrian conflict, the Christian population of the country had declined from 1.5 million to 500,000.
Most of the remaining Christians currently reside in areas controlled by the Syrian government after fleeing the jihadists.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that an agreement had been reached on a ceasefire in Syria and the start of peace talks, adding that the deal is “fragile” and requires a cautious approach. KEY WORD VLADIMIR PUTIN A CHRISTIAN WHO REFUSES TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK.
Remember, this will flow both ways, muslims will use this for certain.