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

A decades-old rule prohibited politicking from the pulpit. Without it, some worry churches could become “linchpins to sway ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...

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

The majority of the Founders ... were determined to prevent the official establishment of any single national denomination or religion.

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