Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit — over the objections of many churches

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit — over the objections of many churchesPresident Trump signed an executive order related to the Johnson Amendment in 2017.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump promised his Evangelical supporters that he would eliminate the Johnson Amendment, a law that has barred tax-exempt charities from weighing in on political candidates since the 1950s.

Trump reiterated his...

Read more: Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit — over the objections of many...

Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more