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Thanks to the ACLJ’s advocacy, pastors can now speak freely from the pulpit about political candidates without fear of IRS ...
As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.
I still won’t be. Because it wasn’t fear of jeopardizing my church’s tax exempt status that kept me quiet. It was fear of God ...
For more than 70 years, federal law has prohibited pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. Now the IRS is letting it be known that it has no intention ...
That’s what the IRS now claims, in a reversal from Biden-era positions. Could this embolden critics of religious liberty?
When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...
We should preach and teach in a way that makes it clear that our loyalty is not to any politician or political party. | ...
A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...
Interview with Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good about the new IRS ruling that pastors can endorse candidates from the pulpit.