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A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without ...
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 ...
A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...
A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...
The IRS said it no longer will enforce the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other nonprofits from endorsing ...