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There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...
Coming soon to a church near you — dark money. A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on ...
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...
The top House Republican argued the phrase “separation of church and state” was a personal adage from Thomas Jefferson meant to protect religious practices from government interference.
If the church becomes tainted with blatant partisan politics, the church will look like the world with polarizing division,” ...
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...
The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.
The proposed amendment would set an annual limit on the number of coach houses built in blocks zoned for single-family homes.
The filing creates a narrow exception to the so-called Johnson Amendment, which has barred churches and other charitable organizations from getting involved in politics since 1954.
A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.
The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.