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

The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...

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

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates without penalty, but Oklahoma Bishop Poulson Reed advises against ...

IRS says it will no longer penalize houses of worship for endorsing political candidates during religious services, as long ...

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...

Since 1954, the IRS has banned nonprofits — including congregations — from participating in political campaigns. The agency ...

The change in IRS code came after a lawsuit tried to challenge the Johnson Amendment, a longstanding principle of separation ...

Two East Texas churches, Sand Springs Church in Athens and First Baptist Church Waskom, were among the plaintiffs in the ...