There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...

Coming soon to a church near you — dark money. A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on ...

The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...

Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith ...

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

In a break with decades of tradition, the Internal Revenue Service says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...

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

The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...

The filing creates a narrow exception to the so-called Johnson Amendment, which has barred churches and other charitable organizations from getting involved in politics since 1954.