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When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...
So why, citing religious freedom concerns, did the IRS advance an interpretation of the law that allows churches to do just ...
Interview with Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good about the new IRS ruling that pastors can endorse candidates from the pulpit.
In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...
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 confirmed on Monday that pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit or through their church ...
There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
Repealing a 71 year-old law, the IRS is now allowing churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status after a federal ...
A 2019 survey by Pew Research found that 76% of Americans and 70% of Christians say clergy should not endorse candidates from ...
As socially-engaged New York City faith leaders who for decades have preached “with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper ...
A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...