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Require religious organizations to hire people thats against their conscience are state and local laws. i dont think he could have signed an executive order that would eliminate those bad laws from places like california. thats something that people who live from have to deal with. but he did all he could in an executive order. he restored the free speech rights of non-profits, churches, universities. it many funny, the johnson amendment was never used against the ivy league schools when they su...

Was primarily thinking about the white evangelical megachurch pastors who endorsed him with no consequence during his 2016 campaign. >> enforced him from their pulpits. >> in some cases. so this is really -- hes really doing the bidding on the religious right who has claimed with this red herring that their free speech and freedom to religion rights are being infinnaged upon by the johnson amendment. the johnson amendment merely says if you want to maintain your tax exempt status, you cannot use...

Americans hear at church services, but in a lot of evangelical churches they are hearing a political message anyway to the point where "the washington post" reported that 2,000 mainly evangelical christian clergy have deliberately violated the johnson amendment as a form of protest against it. only one has been audited by the irs. no one has punished. its an issue that actually doesnt exist, but donald trump talking about it, narrow casts to people who know what that is and it signals to them ev...

You want to happen and -- the discrimination she feels? the interesting thing is youre both here sitting about talking about feeling discriminated against. >> i dont want anybody to be discriminated against. i mean, im a believer in jesus christ who has loved the entire world and he loves us all. i dont want, depending on your faith or whoever you are, to be discriminated against. last thursday, that is not what this was about. the johnson amendment was imposed by lyndon johnson because a pastor...

To hire people thats against their conscience are state and local laws. i dont think he could have signed an executive order that would eliminate those bad laws from places like california. thats something that people who live from have to deal with. but he did all he could in an executive order. he restored the free speech rights of non-profits, churches, universities. it many funny, the johnson amendment was never used against the ivy league schools when they supported one candidate over the o...

It would have made universities, non-profit, and it would have made them susceptible to political action committees. the johnson amendment has been used since the 50s to bully and intimidate patsr pass towards and leaders of non-profits to not speak their niernld and its un-american. donald trump was the first president in decades that came up with the idea of getting rid of it it was his idea 100%, and im so proids my president. judge jeanine: what do you say to people who say the pulpit should...

Required congress. it would have made universities, non-profit, and it would have made them susceptible to political action committees. the johnson amendment has been used since the 50s to bully and intimidate patsr pass towards and leaders of non-profits to not speak their niernld and its un-american. donald trump was the first president in decades that came up with the idea of getting rid of it it was his idea 100%, and im so proids my president. judge jeanine: what do you say to people who sa...

Liberty in america. just this week president trump signed an executive order for this freedom. joining me is jerry falwell, jr. this week in the rose garden on the national day of prayer, the president signed an executive order following through with his pledge that he was going to put own end to any discrimination against religion in terms of the political candidates and the ability of some of the churches to be able to state what their positions are. how big a deal is this? >> its a huge deal ...

From the pulpit. like when i ran. the thinking is they might not go after the white evangelicals, but they will come after the african american churches that breech the johnson amendment. >> i know you have to get to church and sara has to get to work. thank you both senior pastor of first corinthian and sara pozner. thank you for joining me. up next, dr. ben carsons house call. you wont believe what he had to say about public housing. and later, new developments in the case of jordan edwards, t...

Liberty in america. just this week president trump signed an executive order for this freedom. joining me is jerry falwell, jr. this week in the rose garden on the national day of prayer, the president signed an executive order following through with his pledge that he was going to put own end to any discrimination against religion in terms of the political candidates and the ability of some of the churches to be able to state what their positions are. how big a deal is this? >> its a huge deal ...