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IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates

IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that

There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but Republicans have tried to get rid of it before.

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IRS lifts ban on churches getting involved in politics and endorsements: What to know

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from “directly or indirectly” participating in politics, specifically in endorsement or opposition of candidates.

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IRS says churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax exemptions

The agency's agreement in a court filing formally reverses a decades-old provision of the tax code, but the motion would need to be approved by a judge.

At first it seemed the IRS gave churches more power. It actually it gave them more problems.

The IRS made headlines this week with a quiet but significant policy shift: Churches can now formally endorse political ...

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Trump’s IRS payola for churches will backfire on evangelicals

On Monday, the IRS revoked a long-standing rule that stripped tax-exempt status from churches that endorse political candidates. From a horse-race view of elections, this may not make a difference.

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Diocese of OK Bishop urges churches away from politics after IRS rule change

"Ours is not a blue or red diocese, but a purple one, and above all, a Christian one." 2 News Oklahoma's Braden Bates shares ...

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