Removing the separation of church and state
President Trump's recent photo-op executive order blocking prosecution of political activity by religious organizations, while largely symbolic, as IRS prosecutions under the Johnson Amendment have been sparse, does possibly open an unintended door. If religious institutions feel the need to participate more fully in the political process, perhaps the next step should be to revoke their tax-exempt status and allow them to participate in democracy by paying property and other taxes, just like the rest of us.
Bob Dohn
Schaumburg
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