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

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

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

The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates without penalty, but Oklahoma Bishop Poulson Reed advises against ...

Nor was it just that right-wing ministers were expressing Republican-shaped views about everything from LGBTQ rights to tax laws from the pulpit. Outside church walls, the massive ecosphere of ...

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their ...

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

Churches thinking of taking advantage of a major IRS flip-flop on the legality of engaging in politics without fear of losing ...

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Poulson reed shared a message in support of the separation between Church and ...

"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 ...

IRS repeal of church political restrictions energizes GOP strategies but alienates the faithful who value spiritual over ...

This week, the Internal Revenue Service quietly ratified a change to its longstanding rules on allowing certain nonprofit groups, like churches, to take on political stances. News of the policy change ...