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IRS Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From Pulpit

IRS proposal that churches may endorse politicians from the pulpit awaits approval

If a judge approves a proposed court order, the IRS will soon allow churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit again without losing their nonprofit status. Churches lost the right to endorse candidates after the 1954 Johnson Amendment by former President Lyndon Johnson was approved.

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IRS loosens rules on political endorsements, dividing Houston faith leaders

The IRS veered away from banning political endorsements in houses of worship, spurring differing views from Houston's religious leaders.

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Can churches endorse political candidates? How the decades-old, little-known Johnson Amendment has been changed

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. In a July 7 legal proceeding, the Internal Revenue Service said in court filings that these organizations are able to throw their endorsement behind a candidate.

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What is the Johnson Amendment? What to know as IRS changes tax exemptions

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

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Johnson Amendment defanged? Trump backs IRS on places of worship backing political leaders

Donald Trump has endorsed the IRS's recent decision to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates without ...

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