Source: Politico
“The IRS on Monday said that religious leaders could endorse political candidates in churches and other religious centers without losing their tax-exempt status, carving out an exemption from a decades-old tax code provision prohibiting nonprofits and churches from direct political engagement. The decision came as part of a move by the agency aimed at settling a lawsuit brought by the National Religious Broadcasters association, an evangelical media group, and two Texas churches. … In a proposed consent judgment between the tax agency and religious groups, the parties suggest that discussions of politics ‘between the house of worship and its congregation, in connection with religious services’ did not constitute participation or intervention in politics, as the Johnson Amendment prohibits.” [editor’s note: I have a better idea … make all organizations and persons “tax-exempt!” – TLK] (07/08/25)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/08/irs-churches-tax-exempt-00441992