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

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

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...

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

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

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

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A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt status is drawing praise from ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service's recent declaration that it will not prohibit churches and pastors from endorsing political ...

A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their ...

The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit should not have to risk losing their tax-exempt status.