As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...

Rabbis and other clergy members in the United States may endorse candidates from the pulpit without jeopardizing their house of worship’s tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service has decreed.

The Black church has always been more than a place of worship—it’s been a hub for liberation and justice. From slavery to ...

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 ...

We should preach and teach in a way that makes it clear that our loyalty is not to any politician or political party. | ...

If rabbis begin to offer public endorsements, especially from the pulpit, will those who disagree with his conclusion still feel comfortable being part of that shul?

The I.R.S. has cleared faith leaders to endorse political candidates to their congregations. New York clergy are wrestling ...

Repealing a 71 year-old law, the IRS is now allowing churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status after a federal ...

There is nothing preventing the IRS from deciding to enforce the Johnson Amendment again and perhaps doing so selectively.

The majority of the Founders ... were determined to prevent the official establishment of any single national denomination or religion.

In 2024, two churches and a religious organization filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming that ...

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