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AlterNet on MSN'Cannot serve two masters': Why evangelicals 'salivating' over new IRS rule may regret itIn a court filing submitted on Monday, July 7, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it was changing a rule affecting churches — who, going forward, will be able to make political endorsements in the public without endangering their tax-exempt status.
"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 what led to the 70-year-old rule change.
By interpreting political discussions during worship as private conversations, the IRS creates a loophole that will lead to organizations seeking tax breaks in exchange for political support and introduce hidden sources of money into elections.
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke about tax cuts in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." "What we did in this bill is we made permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts, and that was geared for lower- and middle-class Americans,