To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit.

Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the ...

In 1995, the IRS retroactively revoked the church’s tax-exempt status, arguing the ad crossed the line into prohibited ...

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

As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Internal Revenue Services is reversing a long-standing policy and will now allow religious institutions to endorse ...