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

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

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

Pastors have always had the right to pray, vote, and engage, but now they will also have the freedom to endorse candidates if ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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