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IRS says religious institutions may endorse candidates, undoing a longstanding ban

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson Amendment, enacted in the 1950s.

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

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

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A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided

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 conservatives and even so...

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IRS allowing houses of worship to endorse political candidates

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What is the Johnson Amendment? What to know as IRS changes tax exemptions

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Houses of worship can now endorse candidates. What are the implications?

Ricky Pruitt of the Kerrville Church of Christ in Texas spoke at a vigil on Wednesday night to remember the more than 120 people who were killed during last week's floods.

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A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and experts divided

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IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates: How OKC pastors responded

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'Cannot serve two masters': Why evangelicals 'salivating' over new IRS rule may regret it

In 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.

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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 what led to the 70-year-old rule change.

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IRS takes a step toward giving pastors a bully pulpit

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.

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Speaker Johnson: We've Given Everybody A Tax Cut, That Will Be Jet Fuel For The Economy

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,