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To do he said he was committed to do, hes following through on it. hes checked a very important box here, this is significant. this prevents the irs from selectively enforcing the johnson amendment, this is a big issue for religious liberty and freedom because before it was very arbitrary and capricious in terms of who was being chosen and pinpointed. >> juan: i dont think theres many cases of that at all, i dont give a case of a minister has been prosecuted. >> kimberly: prosecuted, targeted in...

Create -- >> kimberly: i dont think youre giving them enough credit commit something that he wanted to do he said he was committed to do, hes following through on it. hes checked a very important box here, this is significant. this prevents the irs from selectively enforcing the johnson amendment, this is a big issue for religious liberty and freedom because before it was very arbitrary and capricious in terms of who was being chosen and pinpointed. >> juan: i dont think theres many cases of tha...

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Historic steps to protect religious liberty in the united states of america. [applause] >> by signing an executive order on religious liberty of the national day of prayer, president trump managed to ease the controversial ban on political activity by churches and other tax-exempt organizations and he kept in major campaign promise. >> we will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied, or silenced. >> the order protects and promotes religious liberties, directing the irs to ease enforcem...

Lets break this down. one part of the executive order rolls back enforcement of the johnson amendment, which bars churches and other tax-exempt organizations, not from political speech, but from literally endorsing or opposing candidates. trucks come as our legal experts, one of the things that surprises me, dont smirk when i call you that, you are, and this group you are, im a little bitn the law for the last 60 years, barring churches from being able to endorse candidates. >> one reason you ar...

Create -- >> kimberly: i dont think youre giving them enough credit commit something that he wanted to do he said he was committed to do, hes following through on it. hes checked a very important box here, this is significant. this prevents the irs from selectively enforcing the johnson amendment, this is a big issue for religious liberty and freedom because before it was very arbitrary and capricious in terms of who was being chosen and pinpointed. >> juan: i dont think theres many cases of tha...

Or targeting pastors. >> and of course no one is sensors sermons. no one ever hasense sord certain censored sermons. no one has ever done that in the irs. the presidents executive was aimed a the johnson amendment that became law in 1954 when lyndon johnson was a senator. it prohibits churches and other religious organizations from endorsing or opposing specific political candidates. here is what the president promised to do in february at the national prayer breakfast. >> i will get rid of and ...

Me because this doesnt do anything. it doesnt repeal or overturn the johnson amendment, it doesnt have any effect on regulations on the books, a trip still cannot support a candidate if it does you lose your tax exempt status. you have a choice. if its not going to have an effect. if you violate a law you violate a law. you violate the law. the point is this. you either have your tax exempt status and dont talk politics or you talk politics and you dont have your tax exempt status. its as clear ...

>> everyone is talking about this rough phone call. the media is saying, what do you think about the phone call? you didnt really hang up. no, we had actually a very nice call. now the record is straight. all those people back there. thank goodness. its true. we had a very nice -- got a little testy. got a little bit testy but thats okay. weve had a very good relationship. im very proud of the relationship. >> thats clear. coming up on "morning joe," austral australia ambassador to u.s. will be ...