Separation of church and state was never supposed to prevent religious institutions from participating in the democratic process, but only to prevent government from interfering in people's religion. This doesn't violate that tenet at all.
Trump did puss on what he was originally going to sign an executive order on. ACLU was going to hammer the hell out of him and he caved.
ACLU won't sue, says 'religious freedom' order was 'elaborate photo-op' The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reversed course Thursday, saying it won't file a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order on religious political exemptions. “Today’s executive order signing was an elaborate photo-op with no discernible policy outcome," ACLU director Anthony Romero said in a statement. "After careful review of the order’s text we have determined that the order does not meaningfully alter the ability of religious institutions or individuals to intervene in the political process. The order portends, but does not yet do harm to the provision of reproductive health services," Romero added. The ACLU director went on to criticize Trump's assertion that he wants to do away with the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits religious institutions from supporting or opposing political parties and candidates. “President Trump’s prior assertion that he wished to ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson Amendment with this order has proven to be a textbook case of ‘fake news,’" Romero said. “The directive to federal agencies to explore religious-based exceptions to healthcare does cue up a potential future battle, but as of now, the status quo has not changed," he continued. “What President Trump did today was merely provide a faux sop to religious conservatives and kick the can down the road on religious exemptions on reproductive health care services." The ACLU initially signaled it would challenge the executive order in court, stating earlier Thursday that the organization intends "to file suit today.” http://thehill.com/regulation/332018-aclu-reverses-on-suing-over-religious-freedom-order
ummm, the ladies look pretty happy. Wonder what the ACLU is bitching about with this one? "a wedge to further divide the country and permit discrimination"
Thoughts on ways our country has changed. Phones-Wireless Cooking-Fireless Cars-Keyless Food-Fatless Tires-Tubeless Youth-Jobless Leaders-Shameless Attitudes-Careless Babies-Fatherless Feelings-Heartless Education-Valueless Children-Manner less Country-Godless Government-Clueless Politicians-Worthless And I’m scared shitless
No Sly, I don't thing anything in that statement is clear at all. What the heck discrimination do they think is going to happen? Farther divide? Hell man, I have no idea how you could further divide us.' So the bare statement is meaningless.
Do away with the Johnson Amendment and muslim countries can give money to mosques and those mosques can use that money to influence our elections. And then we'll end up with someone named Barack Hussein in the White House.
Black churches have long supported democrats, suggesting who to vote for and get out the vote. I don't oppose people freely associating to influence political action. Unions aren't free associations, but they should be.
