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

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

The Rev. Bob Ross’ weekly messages to parishioners at Heritage Baptist Church in Jeannette never tackle politics. It’s the ...

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...

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

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

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

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...

The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit should not have to risk losing their tax-exempt status.

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

If a judge approves a proposed court order, the IRS will soon allow churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit again ...