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

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

The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.

A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their choice without losing their tax-exempt status, overturning decades of ...

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

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Two East Texas churches, Sand Springs Church in Athens and First Baptist Church Waskom, were among the plaintiffs in the ...

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Poulson reed shared a message in support of the separation between Church and ...

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