Thanks to Trump, churches could soon go full-bore Republican while keeping their tax-exempt status.

[Miles Archer]

President Donald Trump, who is strongly backed by evangelical Christian voters, on Thursday promised to "totally destroy" a 1954 U.S. law barring churches and other religious institutions from political activity if they want to keep tax-exempt status.

Trump made his comments about a measure called the Johnson Amendment during remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast.

"I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution. I will do that, remember," Trump told an audience including politicians, religious leaders and guests such as Jordan's King Abdullah.

The Johnson Amendment prohibits tax-exempt organizations such as churches, charities and educational institutions from directly or indirectly participating in any political campaign in favor or against a political candidate.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion-idUSKBN15H2M4?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

[Angry Dragon]

1. Time to tax them, church leaders should be taxed the same as everyone else

No more overseas payments to foreign governments

[el_bryanto]

6. If he overturns this legislation you mean or either way?

I would agree to the former; if they want to play by the same rules as everybody else than they should take their lumps like everybody else.

Bryant

[Angry Dragon]

7. I could live with either way

[Initech]

2. If that happens, game over.

[Johonny]

3. I encourage this since it means the next Dem administration will have a good excuse to tax them

at long last.

[titaniumsalute]

4. Well fuck they already do

[Phoenix61]

5. My thoughts exactly