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.

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

Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.

The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

In 2024, two churches and a religious organization filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming that ...

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

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

Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on ...

Although seldom enforced, The Johnson Act has long been a source of tension between religious groups and federal regulators.

In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...

Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...