Religious Liberty
At the National Prayer Breakfast on May 4, President Trump signed an Executive order titled “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” making good on a campaign promise to allow religious organizations greater freedom in political speech and addressing insurance coverage for contraception. “Faith is deeply embedded in the history of our country, the spirit of our founding, and the soul of our Nation,” the President said. “We will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied, or silenced anymore.” The Executive order asks the Internal Revenue Service to use “maximum enforcement discretion” in implementing the Johnson Amendment, enacted in…
