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IRS says religious institutions may endorse candidates, undoing a longstanding ban
The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...
A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take ‘extraordinary’ action
As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews ...
SoCal bishop exempts attending mass due to ICE. What are other religious leaders doing?
Among some recent actions is Bishop Alberto Rojas' decree to leaders attending immigration court proceedings in San Diego.
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No charity tax and no church tax exemption: Trump's push for Republicans (and not the religious)
IRS repeal of church political restrictions energizes GOP strategies but alienates the faithful who value spiritual over ...
Other voices: A reminder that the religious freedoms we take for granted are fragile
The First Amendment protects all our religious freedoms, hardly limited to the three great Abrahamic religions, but it ...
A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and experts divided
A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their ...
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How NYC faith-based food banks, shelters are adapting to ICE fear
Religious organizations in New York City are reviving old strategies and adopting new ones to protect their communities from ...
‘Enormous pressure.’ NC faith leaders react to IRS endorsement change
Churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit without endangering their tax-exempt status, the IRS said in a Texas court ...
How Utah’s faith leaders — and the LDS Church — responded to IRS allowance of political endorsements from pulpit
We asked several Utah faith leaders if they would endorse a political candidate from the pulpit after the Internal Revenue Service said in a court filing this week that they could. Here's what they ...
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Faith-based relief groups offer food, water and emotional support to Texas flood survivors
Along with food, water and supplies, Christian disaster relief groups are offering emotional and spiritual support to flood ...
Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They’re now grieving
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and MARIAM FAM Texas’ catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the ...
A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided
A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their ...