Christian nationalism-embracing media figures cheered the IRS’ statement that the Johnson Amendment — a decades-old ban on ...

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

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

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

A 2019 survey by Pew Research found that 76% of Americans and 70% of Christians say clergy should not endorse candidates from ...

The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...

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

Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...

The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...