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There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...
Coming soon to a church near you — dark money. A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith ...
The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...
In a break with decades of tradition, the Internal Revenue Service says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates ...
The IRS confirmed on Monday that pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit or through their church ...
By interpreting political discussions during worship as private conversations, the IRS creates a loophole that will lead to ...
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.