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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 majority of the Founders ... were determined to prevent the official establishment of any single national denomination or religion.
A 2019 survey by Pew Research found that 76% of Americans and 70% of Christians say clergy should not endorse candidates from ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on ...
Interview with Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good about the new IRS ruling that pastors can endorse candidates from the pulpit.
In court filings July 7, 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 ...
In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...
The IRS made headlines this week with a quiet but significant policy shift: Churches can now formally endorse political ...
The Internal Revenue Service agreed in a court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without fear of losing ...