Catherine Lucey: Faith and Prayer Breakfast

catherine lucey: I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution, Trump said during remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a high-profile event bringing together faith leaders, politicians and dignitaries, according to Toronto Star. Trump also defended his recent executive order on immigration, decrying generous immigration policies and arguing that there are people who seek to enter the country for the purpose of spreading violence or oppressing other people based upon their faith. The Associated Press By Catherine Lucey The Associated Press Thu., Feb. 2, 2017 WASHINGTON Declaring that religious freedom is under threat, President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status. He also pledged to take more immigration action in the name of religious liberty. Article Continued Below He did not detail how he might scrap the IRS rule, which he has previously pledged to do away with. Read the latest news on U.S. President Donald Trump In the coming days we will develop a system to help ensure that those admitted into our country fully embrace our values of religious and personal liberty and that they reject any form of oppression and discrimination, Trump said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.