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

A decades-old rule prohibited politicking from the pulpit. Without it, some worry churches could become “linchpins to sway ...

Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.

For more than 70 years, federal law has prohibited pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. Now the IRS is letting it be known that it has no intention ...

Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...

The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

I still won’t be. Because it wasn’t fear of jeopardizing my church’s tax exempt status that kept me quiet. It was fear of God ...

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

A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.

That’s what the IRS now claims, in a reversal from Biden-era positions. Could this embolden critics of religious liberty?

When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...

Although seldom enforced, The Johnson Act has long been a source of tension between religious groups and federal regulators.