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Prime minister. gone. id be out enjoying my life, i we are waiting for the media to be escorted into the rose garden think, but it would be helping behind the west wing of the you with the johnson amendment. to this end, this financial white house. the president will sign his freedom of speech first amendment and religious threat against the faith freedom executive order. community is over. this is something that religious organizations have been clamoring for, the president promising he was goi...

To unroll today. it basically protects and vigorously promotes religious liberty it also directs the irs to ease enforcement of the so-called johnson amendment. i say so-called because were not sure how long thats going to last. its still law by the way but it really does dial it back a great deal. it allows the irs to take it easy on enforcement when it comes to religious speech. even criticism from the pulpit if you will. it also eases obamacare mandate religious services that includes some co...

Tolerance is the cornerstone of peace. >> harris: liberal critics are already pouncing, alleging that the executive order would allow discrimination. an aclu official is warning and he actually asserted this yesterday, if present from signs an executive order that attempts to provide a license to discriminate against women or lgbt people, we will see him in court. we can get to that in a moment, but charlie, i wanted to start at the beginning of what the president said he was wanting to do today...

No american should be forced to >> all the promises of obamacare have been broken and tomorrow we choose between the dictates of the federal government and the begin the end of obamacare once and for all. [applause] tenants of their faith. faith leaders explained that they were prevented from from the day obamacare past, it speaking their minds because of was a day of disappointment for the sanctity of life. a 1954 rule known as the johnson hope is finally shining through. amendment. i spoke abo...

Presumably, for religious objectors to opt out of providing contraception as health care. itd also make it easier for churches to support religious candidates. this is something that president trump promised. he said he was going to totally destroy what is known as the johnsonamendment. are democrats, in a sense, getting a taste of what president obama did to republicans, using executive orders to push the envelope when there was legislation they couldnt likely get through? >> well, i am concern...

While right over here. thank you. thank you, all. thank you. no american should be forced to choose between the dictates of the federal government and the tenants of their faith. as i campaigned across the country, faith leaders explained that they were prevented from speaking their minds because of a 1954 rule known as the johnson amendment. i spoke about it a lot. under this rule, if a pastor, priest or eamspeaks about issue public or political importance, they are threatened with the loss of ...

Retribution. >> in the next hour president trump will make good on the promise he made at the national prayer breakfast earlier this year when he signs an executive order targeting regulations on political actions by churches and other similarly tax exempt organizations. msnbc chief legal correspondent and my friend ari melber is here to break it down for us. ari, explain the johnson amendment, and what exactly all this means. >> sure. good morning to you, stephanie. the johnson amendment is som...

The johnson amendment is likely this executive order directs the to draw some opposition. he also wants to use obamacare mandates for religious objectors irs, not to unfairly target churches and religious to prevent services. you might remember the case of organizations for political the little sisters group who did speech. not want to provide no one should be censoring sermons or targeting pastors. contraceptive coverage in their medical benefits. this would allow religious organizations, nonpr...

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...

Muslims also will benefit from the changes in this executive order. im not upset about this because it doesnt really do anything. the johnson amendment you are talking about is already not enforced. pastors and other faith leaders already go to the pulpit and walked right up to and frequently over the line in terms of politics. >> eboni: can i give an anecdote? i had a friend campaigning for mayor in cincinnati. we went to three churches, and you could see the resistance of the pastors who wante...