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As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...
Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.
There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
There is nothing preventing the IRS from deciding to enforce the Johnson Amendment again and perhaps doing so selectively.
A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to convicted ...
The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.
The IRS said it no longer will enforce the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other nonprofits from endorsing ...
Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.
Instead, the I.R.S. agreed to a narrower carveout — one that experts in nonprofit law said might sharply increase politicking ...
A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.