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

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

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

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

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates without penalty, but Oklahoma Bishop Poulson Reed advises against ...

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

IRS repeal of church political restrictions energizes GOP strategies but alienates the faithful who value spiritual over ...

An IRS clarification on churches endorsing political candidates to their congregations draws praise, concern from local ...

The IRS now allows churches to support political candidates without losing tax-exempt status, raising both praise and ...

The Internal Revenue Service agreed in a court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without fear of losing ...

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

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates through an exemption in the Johnson Amendment. The announcement ...