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IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates

IRS Rules Churches Can Endorse Candidates. A Progressive Pastor Says That's Great

Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith voters on equal footing.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

IRS lifts ban on churches getting involved in politics and endorsements: What to know

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from “directly or indirectly” participating in politics, specifically in endorsement or opposition of candidates.

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LGBTQ Nation on MSN · 1d

IRS 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 political campaign, meaning both active campaigning for a candidate and instances of “intervening” as Branch Ministries did in the Clinton campaign.

4dOpinion

IRS takes a step toward giving pastors a bully pulpit

By interpreting political discussions during worship as private conversations, the IRS creates a loophole that will lead to ...

The Daily Signal2dOpinion

First Amendment Triumph: IRS Recognizes Pastors’ Right to Free Speech

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

IRS says religious institutions may endorse candidates, undoing a longstanding ban

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...

The Christian Post on MSN3d

'Unshackling the pulpit' or 'a brazen attack'?: 7 reactions to IRS letting pastors endorse politicians

The Internal Revenue Service's recent declaration that it will not prohibit churches and pastors from endorsing political ...

Austin American-Statesman3d

IRS lifts ban on churches getting involved in politics: What to know

The filing creates a narrow exception to the so-called Johnson Amendment, which has barred churches and other charitable organizations from getting involved in politics since 1954.

4don MSN

What is the Johnson Amendment? What to know as IRS changes tax exemptions

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

4don MSN

Johnson Amendment defanged? Trump backs IRS on places of worship backing political leaders

Donald Trump has endorsed the IRS's recent decision to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates without ...

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