MSNBC (Op-Ed): This IRS move will pressure more preachers to praise Donald Trump

By Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, vice president of programs and strategy, Interfaith Alliance

Since the start of his first term, President Donald Trump has been on a mission to “totally destroy the Johnson Amendment,” a law that prevents houses of worship and other nonprofits from formally endorsing or opposing political candidates. On Monday, Internal Revenue Service Administrator Billy Long delivered a powerful blow to this critical firewall between politics and organized religion.

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