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

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews ...

The lawsuit argues that the five parishes shouldn't have to pay 80% while the Vatican reviews merger appeals filed by ...

Two neighbouring churches will be turned into live music venues, despite objections from local residents.Norwich City Council ...

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their ...

Nor was it just that right-wing ministers were expressing Republican-shaped views about everything from LGBTQ rights to tax laws from the pulpit. Outside church walls, the massive ecosphere of ...

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

Whereas in most African American circles, the church is not only a worship venue. It is the place where people can come to ...

"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 ...

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

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