Trump to meet 700 evangelical leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' gathering
Donald Trump is set to meet some 700 evangelical pastors tomorrow at a gathering in Florida hosted by the American Renewal Project (ARP).
Bloomberg said that the 'Pastors and Pews' meeting would be a "friendly room" for the Republican presidential nominee, largely based on his promise to repeal the Johnson amendment which prohibits churches from using their tax-exempt resources to promote political candidates.
"That's a good first step," David Lane, the American Renewal Project's founder, told Bloomberg. "But what about the religious liberty of Christian photographers, Christian bakers, Christian retreat centres, and pastors who believe same-sex intercourse and marriage is sin? These Christians were simply living out their deeply held convictions of their Christian faith when they politely refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding. Doesn't the First Amendment give us all a right to our...