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Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on ...
When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...
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 ...
IRS proposal weakens Johnson Amendment firewall that keeps religious institutions from endorsing politicians. People of faith must say: “Not in my church. Not in God’s name.” ...
Last week, the IRS said it wants to do away with a 71-year-old prohibition barring churches from endorsing political ...
The top House Republican argued the phrase “separation of church and state” was a personal adage from Thomas Jefferson meant to protect religious practices from government interference.
That’s what the IRS now claims, in a reversal from Biden-era positions. Could this embolden critics of religious liberty?
A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.
A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.
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 ...