Dallas Dunlap
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Apparently, ThinkProg types believe that “separation of church and state” means that Christians (but not Muslims) should have to shut up.

The First Amendment says that the government is prohibited from establishing religion. At the time of its passage, that was designed to prevent the establishment of an official national church. It is now understood to mean government favoring one religion over another, or religion in general over non-belief.

And, under the 1st, the government is not allowed to “prohibit the free exercise” of religion. Certainly religious people and organizations, including Christians, have a right to express their views on the issues of the day, even if their views are religiously based. That falls not only under the freedom of religion clause, but also under the freedom of speech clause.

If religious people and their organizations have the Constitutional right to forward their views, how can you justify prohibiting religious organizations from overtly supporting candidates who agree with them and support their views?

The Johnson Amendment abridges the free exercise of religion and the freedom of speech and of the press of religious people. It should be repealed.

    Dallas Dunlap

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