Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the ...

In 1995, the IRS retroactively revoked the church’s tax-exempt status, arguing the ad crossed the line into prohibited ...

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

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 ...

A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.

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.

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 ...

A 2019 survey by Pew Research found that 76% of Americans and 70% of Christians say clergy should not endorse candidates from ...