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First Baptist Church Pastor John Crowder leads an open-air Sunday service four days after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas, on April 21, 2013. Reuters/Adrees Latif

How much does the Johnson Amendment curtail church freedom?

Elizabeth Schmidt, UMass Amherst

The Johnson Amendment requires houses of worship to stay away from politics to receive tax exemptions. Yet, their leaders can speak out in a variety of ways that could reflect their religious views.
President Dwight Eisenhower at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 2, 1956. AP Photo

National Prayer Breakfast: What does its history reveal?

Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

President Trump gave a speech at the Prayer Breakfast that pledged to be “tougher” in international dealings and protect religious liberty. How does it compare with past Presidents?

Related Topics

  1. Bill Clinton
  2. Billy Graham
  3. Christians
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Dwight Eisenhower
  6. National Prayer breakfast
  7. Religious freedom
  8. Religious history
  9. Trump administration

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