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IRS Moves to Allow Political Endorsements From the Pulpit
Tuesday, July 8, 2025The IRS has signaled it plans to stop enforcing the Johnson Amendment—a decades-old rule that bars churches and other tax-exempt organizations from endorsing political candidates—if those endorsements happen during religious services. In a joint court filing made public this week, the IRS and several plaintiffs, including the National Religious Broadcasters Association, asked a federal court…