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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 ...
In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...
Christian nationalism-embracing media figures cheered the IRS’ statement that the Johnson Amendment — a decades-old ban on ...
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 ...
Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith ...
A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...
In court filings Monday, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...
The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...
The IRS made headlines this week with a quiet but significant policy shift: Churches can now formally endorse political ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...
Since 1954, the IRS has banned nonprofits — including congregations — from participating in political campaigns. The agency ...