Atheist Group Sues Trump Over Religious Freedom Executive Order

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Atheist Group Sues Trump Over Religious Freedom Executive Order
 

By Todd Richmond Published on May 6, 2017 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s order easing enforcement of an IRS rule limiting religious organizations’ political activity.

A 1954 federal law prohibits tax-exempt charitable organizations such as churches from participating in political campaigns. Violators could lose their tax-exempt status, but the law — known as the Johnson Amendment — has rarely been enforced.

https://stream.org/atheist-group-sues-trump-religious-freedom-order/

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ACLU Backs Off Threat to Sue Over Religious Liberty Order
 

By Kevin Daley Published on May 5, 2017

The ACLU will not file a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order on religious liberty despite an aggressive statement promising litigation early Thursday afternoon.

The civil rights group issued a declaration promising a lawsuit shortly after the order was signed in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. They accused the administration of empowering its clerical allies on the religious right.

https://stream.org/aclu-backs-off-threat-sue-religious-liberty-order/