US Politics
The Assault on Religious Independence: How False Claims and Political Threats Endanger Both Faith and Democracy
President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have eliminated the Johnson Amendment, a tax provision prohibiting churches from endorsing political candidates, and threatened to revoke tax-exempt status from any religious organization criticizing him. This dangerous lie represents an authoritarian assault on both religious independence and the constitutional separation of church and state, threatening to weaponize faith for political gain.
