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.

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...

The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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