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Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the ...
To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
In 1995, the IRS retroactively revoked the church’s tax-exempt status, arguing the ad crossed the line into prohibited ...
The Internal Revenue Services is reversing a long-standing policy and will now allow religious institutions to endorse ...
As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...
Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders can endorse political candidates to their congregation without threatening ...
Although seldom enforced, The Johnson Act has long been a source of tension between religious groups and federal regulators.
In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...
The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.
A decades-old rule prohibited politicking from the pulpit. Without it, some worry churches could become “linchpins to sway ...
As the 2024 election cycle hears up, influential conservative Christian speakers are getting involved in the push against the Johnson Amendment as well: evangelical Christian “apostle” Lance ...
The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...