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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 ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...
It wasn’t exactly a unicorn, but something relatively uncommon happened last week — Congress enacted a narrow, ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
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Religion News Service on MSNWho really wins in the abolishment of the Johnson Amendment?The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.
Interview with Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good about the new IRS ruling that pastors can endorse candidates from the pulpit.
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LGBTQ Nation on MSNIRS says churches can now endorse political candidates in move that “threatens our democracy”The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...
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.
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