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A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without ...
There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
Christian nationalism-embracing media figures cheered the IRS’ statement that the Johnson Amendment — a decades-old ban on ...
In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...
The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.
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 ...
Coming soon to a church near you — dark money. A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on ...
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.
A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...
The IRS says churches can endorse candidates. But the Black Church has shown we can accomplish great change without doing so.
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...