IRS says churches can endorse candidates from pulpit
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The new IRS interpretation came after decades of debate and, most recently, lawsuits from the National Religious Broadcasters association and other conservative churches complaining that the amendment violates their First Amendment rights, among other legal protections.
Donald Trump has endorsed the IRS's recent decision to allow houses of worship to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, potentially weakening the Johnson Amendment.
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 Internal Revenue Service makes a potentially landmark policy shift: churches can endorse political candidates from the pulpit.
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