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Free speech doesn’t stop at the church door,” writes former Broward GOP executive director Lauren Cooley. The IRS’ recent ...
In 1995, the IRS retroactively revoked the church’s tax-exempt status, arguing the ad crossed the line into prohibited ...
Notwithstanding the consent decree, it's an open question whether the US Supreme Court would go along with voiding the ...
To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
The Internal Revenue Services is reversing a long-standing policy and will now allow religious institutions to endorse ...
As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...
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When the IRS announced two weeks ago that it would not enforce a section of federal law commonly called the Johnson Amendment, many clerics rejoiced. The Johnson Amendment — named for its author, then ...
Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.
I still won’t be. Because it wasn’t fear of jeopardizing my church’s tax exempt status that kept me quiet. It was fear of God ...
Repealing a 71 year-old law, the IRS is now allowing churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status after a federal ...
Despite the IRS lifting its ban on churches endorsing political candidates, I still won’t be. Because it wasn’t fear of ...