Well, Trump continues to find ways to dig even deeper into the very worst things that could possibly happen to the States. Separation of church and state? Nonsense! It’s beyond fucking irritating how much these clowns hold up the constitution as if it were holy writ, then turn right around and plan to gut it at their convenience.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he would end the IRS prohibition on churches participating in partisan political campaigns.
While speaking to veterans in Herndon, Virginia, an attendee complained that military officials had been banned from evangelizing Christianity.
“The Obama administration had deliberately set out to take the Christian religion out of the military,” the man told Trump. “How will you and your administration combat these attacks on military religious freedom of expression?”
Agreeing with the questioner, Trump expanded his answer to include the so-called “Johnson Amendment,” a law which prevents churches with tax-exempt status from promoting partisan political agendas.
The candidate griped that the law prevented a group of 50 conservative pastors from endorsing him from the pulpit.
“We’re going to get rid of the Johnson Amendment,” Trump promised. “Because they are stopping you and our great people from talking.”
Event moderator Tony Perkins noted that he recently sent one of his political sermons to the IRS “because it would be good for them to hear the gospel.”
“That is a terrible situation,” Trump replied. “They can say, ‘We don’t like the way you’re speaking about Christianity or about God. We don’t like what you just said and we’re going to take away your tax-exempt status.’”
“It’s a very sad thing,” he concluded.
I think Trump and Christian assholes who have a driving need to control everyone else are sad. Pathetic. And I seriously wish they would all retire to their gilded rooms and mind their own damn business.
Via Raw Story.
Well, I propose that Mr Trump get a healthy dose of his newly found christian medicine.
First we declare all marriages except the first one void because no divorce in a god run country. And then we prosecute him for adultery and promising marriage to single women when he already knew that he was married before god with no end but death.
… the so-called “Johnson Amendment,” a law which prevents churches with tax-exempt status from promoting partisan political agendas.
Sloppy reporting at best: churches (and other 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations) can’t legally promote or oppose candidates for public office, but they can whoop and holler about issues, including specific legislation, until Jesus brings the cows home.
Indeed. One hopes they do hear, and drop the fecking absurd rule that the child raping freeloading wastes-of-space cannot be taxed.
Well, if that Johnson Amendment repeal happens, then the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster can proselytize on military bases! Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Shinto, Hellenistic, Pagan, Mysticism, and the rest of the worlds religions would be equally welcome! Same with any ‘non-profit organization’. Planned Parenthood will have clinics on each base, yeah!