When the IRS announced recently that it would not enforce a section of federal law commonly called the Johnson Amendment, many clerics rejoiced. The Johnson Amendment — named for its author, then-Sen.

The IRS will let churches endorse candidates from the pulpit, overthrowing six decades of nonprofit regulation. It's a move ...

In a joint court filing intended to end an ongoing case against the IRS, the tax collection agency and the National Religious ...

Free speech doesn’t stop at the church door,” writes former Broward GOP executive director Lauren Cooley. The IRS’ recent ...

The Christian Post reached out to a couple of churches involved in Pulpit Freedom Sunday to get their perspectives on the IRS ...

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

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

As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...

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

Under the Trump administration, the Internal Revenue Service just changed a decadeslong ban on places of worship and other ...

The IRS said it no longer will enforce the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other nonprofits from endorsing political candidates.

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates through an exemption in the Johnson Amendment. The announcement came in a settlement of a lawsuit brought by two Texas churches.