Man sheds tears over Trump's ban, even as President vows to end prohibition on church political activity

More reactions have trailed the ban imposed on immigrants by President Donald Trump's administration.

The video of a man shedding tears over the ban by the American government, has gone viral. In the video,Nthe 
man tries to explain how the ban is depriving innocent 
people of their rights.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, strongly backed by
Evangelical Christian voters, has promised to “totally 
destroy’’ a 1954 U.S. law barring churches.

Trump promised to equally put an end to the ban on
 other religious institutions from political activity, if 
they wanted to keep tax-exempt status.

He made his comments about a measure called the 
Johnson Amendment during remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast.

“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.

“ I will do that, remember,’’ Trump told an audience 
including politicians, religious leaders and guests
 such as Jordan’s King Abdullah.

The Johnson Amendment prohibits tax-exempt 
organisations such as churches, charities and 
educational institutions from directly or indirectly 
participating in any political campaign in favour or
 against a political candidate.

It is named after Democratic former President Lyndon Johnson and is an important statutory barrier between 
politics and religion.

Trump previously spoke out against the amendment 
during the campaign and won the support of evangelical Christian leaders including Liberty University President 
Jerry Falwell  Jr. A change in the law would require action
 in the  Republican -led U.S. Congress.

After Trump’s remarks, Republican House of 
Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters he
 had “always supported’’ eliminating the Johnson 
Amendment.

Critics including the group, Americans United for
 Separation  of Church and State expressed, alarm.

 “President Donald Trump and his allies in the religious
 right seek to turn America’s house of worship into miniature political action committees.

“It would also lead some houses of worship to focus on
supporting candidates in exchange for financial and other
 aid.

That would be a disaster for both churches and politics
 in America,’’ said the group’s executive director, Barry Lynn.

Scrapping the Johnson Amendment has been a goal of Christian conservatives, who contend it violates free 
speech and religious freedom rights.

The U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantees 
freedom of religion and bars the government from establishing an official religion.

A Trump executive order a week ago put a 120-day halt on
 the U.S. refugee programme, barred Syrian refugees indefinitely and imposed a 90-day suspension on people
 from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, 
Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Trump defended his directive as crucial to ensuring
 religious freedom and tolerance in America, and said he wanted to prevent a “beachhead of intolerance’’ from spreading in the US.

He also called terrorism a fundamental threat to religious
freedom. “The world is in trouble, but we’re going to 
straighten it out. OK? That’s what I do, I fix things,’’ Trump said.