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.

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

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service’s proposed consent decree with religious organizations to allow churches to speak about ...

The IRS now allows churches to support political candidates without losing tax-exempt status, raising both praise and constitutional concerns.

The IRS says it's OK for churches to endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status, but local pastors ...

Despite a change in IRS tax code, political choices should be determined by each individual conscience, not the church.

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

The Internal Revenue Service's recent declaration that it will not prohibit churches and pastors from endorsing political ...

We asked several Utah faith leaders if they would endorse a political candidate from the pulpit after the Internal Revenue Service said in a court filing this week that they could. Here's what they ...