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 Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their 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 ...

By interpreting political discussions during worship as private conversations, the IRS creates a loophole that will lead to ...

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

The IRS veered away from banning political endorsements in houses of worship, spurring differing views from Houston's ...

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

The filing creates a narrow exception to the so-called Johnson Amendment, which has barred churches and other charitable organizations from getting involved in politics since 1954.