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"Granting this carve-out to churches might seem narrow, but the exemption would lay the groundwork for future efforts to expand partisan activity across the nonprofit sector," Marie Ellis of the ...
Rabbis and other clergy members in the United States may endorse candidates from the pulpit without jeopardizing their house of worship’s tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service has decreed.
The Black church has always been more than a place of worship—it’s been a hub for liberation and justice. From slavery to ...
By Tom Chapman For The Catholic Messenger The Iowa Catholic Conference, which is the public policy voice for Iowa’s bishops, ...
I still won’t be. Because it wasn’t fear of jeopardizing my church’s tax exempt status that kept me quiet. It was fear of God ...
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Should pulpits remain silent on politics?
Many want to separate the legislator from the legislation, the policymaker from the policy, and the budget from the budget makers. But faith and public life are inevitably intertwined, and pastors ...
To let our pulpits become partisan and communion a chance for campaigning is idolatry, centering power and politicians out of a love for money.
Repealing a 71 year-old law, the IRS is now allowing churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status after a federal ...
After a several month delay, a federal grant has come through for major repairs at East Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cleveland ...
There is nothing preventing the IRS from deciding to enforce the Johnson Amendment again and perhaps doing so selectively.
The majority of the Founders ... were determined to prevent the official establishment of any single national denomination or religion.