There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

There is nothing preventing the IRS from deciding to enforce the Johnson Amendment again and perhaps doing so selectively.

The majority of the Founders ... were determined to prevent the official establishment of any single national denomination or religion.

The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.

Repealing a 71 year-old law, the IRS is now allowing churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status after a federal ...

When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from ...

Many people don’t want their religious leaders to tell them how to vote. In the current deeply divided political moment, that ...

Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on ...

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

The I.R.S. has cleared faith leaders to endorse political candidates to their congregations. New York clergy are wrestling with the choice to use their newfound influence.

In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...