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

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.

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

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

The top House Republican argued the phrase “separation of church and state” was a personal adage from Thomas Jefferson meant ...

Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on ...

In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...

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

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

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

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