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

The new post-Johnson Amendment regime is bound to be helpful to Republicans but unlikely to advance the cause of religion.

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

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

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

"Ours is not a blue or red diocese, but a purple one, and above all, a Christian one." 2 News Oklahoma's Braden Bates shares ...

Two East Texas churches, Sand Springs Church in Athens and First Baptist Church Waskom, were among the plaintiffs in the ...

A decades-old rule keeping churches from endorsing politicians was struck down in court. Here's what to know about the Johnson Amendment.

This week the IRS announced it would no longer apply the Johnson Amendment to houses of worship. This means that synagogues ...

If a judge approves a proposed court order, the IRS will soon allow churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit again ...

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 ...