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Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the ...
To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
In 1995, the IRS retroactively revoked the church’s tax-exempt status, arguing the ad crossed the line into prohibited ...
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 ...
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 ...
A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.
Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...
The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...
Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.
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.