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Protecting Religious Liberty at Home
The White House President Trump signed an Executive Order that directed the Attorney General to “issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law” in order “to guide all agencies in complying with relevant Federal law” ( May 2017 ).
President Trump signed an Executive Order, Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative , which established a faith director or liaison in every federal department and agency to help support our nation’s faith-based organizations ( May 2018 ).
President Trump signed the Executive Order, Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty , which ensured the Department of Treasury will not take any adverse action against any individual, house of worship, or other religious organization that speaks or has spoken about moral or political issues from a religious perspective ( May 2017 ). The Executive Order chips away at the Johnson Amendment, a provision in the U.S. tax code which restricts non-profit organizations, including churches, from expressing their free speech.
It also established the policy of the executive branch “to vigorously enforce the Federal law’s robust protections for religious freedom”.
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum to all executive departments to advise agencies on the requirements of religious liberty law protections ( January 2020 ).
President Trump signed into law, Securing American Nonprofit Organizations against Terrorism Act of 2019 , which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program to make grants eligible to nonprofit and faith-based organizations for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks ( January 2020 ).
President Trump hosted a state-level dinner for faith leaders ( August 2018 ). The President declared January 18, 2018; January 16, 2019; and January 15, 2020 to be Religious Freedom Days. The President has […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker