There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

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

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...

Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith ...

Coming soon to a church near you — dark money. A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on ...

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

The American Humanist Association said it was “discouraged, but ultimately not surprised” by the decision in a July 8 statement. “The Johnson Amendment, though weakened over the years by lax ...

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