Johnson Amendment
Los Angeles archdiocese requests sheriff’s campaign ad filmed in church be taken down
By Alejandra Molina — May 20, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — 'The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was not properly informed prior to the filming either by the priest contacted at the parish, or the campaign,' the statement read, adding that it does not endorse political candidates.
Study: Liberal congregations more politically active than conservative ones
By Yonat Shimron — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — The willingness of left-leaning religious congregations to engage in political activity has spiked in the Trump era, new research shows.
Why the Johnson Amendment is always debated and never repealed
By Jacob Lupfer — December 21, 2018
(RNS) — Responsible actors, including the IRS, seek no change because the current law works in the best interests of churches, the government and society at large.
The poison pill in the church tax repeal
By Mark Silk — December 21, 2018
It's called the Johnson Amendment.
Trump’s evangelical pander: a sin or a violation of law?
By Jacob Lupfer — August 31, 2018
(RNS) — Normally, when Trump’s evangelical fan club enjoys the perks of presidential access, it hardly merits mention because its unfolding is so predictable. This time, it backfired.
Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill
By Jack Jenkins — March 22, 2018
(RNS) — The failure to gut the law was celebrated by faith leaders and nonprofit groups who say it protects them from political coercion.
Trump’s first-year report card: How’d he do on issues important to evangelicals?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 25, 2018
(RNS) — In the days after Donald Trump's surprise election in 2016, conservative evangelical Christians made clear their high expectations for the president they had helped put into office.
Effort to allow partisan politics in church reaches dead end
By Rachel Zoll — December 16, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — A provision that would have freed churches to make political endorsements has been dropped from the Republican tax overhaul, dashing the hopes of a segment of religious conservatives on what has been a key issue to the Trump administration.
Church-politics provision removed from tax bill
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 15, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator taking part in talks on the GOP tax package says a provision allowing churches to endorse political candidates and still keep their tax-free status won't be in the final bill.
Killing the Johnson Amendment is about lots more than religion
By Mark Silk — November 28, 2017
(RNS) — At issue is tax-deductible electioneering — and the whole nonprofit world is in play.
House Republicans’ proposed tax reform will lead to church regulation
By Andrew L. Seidel — November 28, 2017
(RNS) — Permitting tax-exempt churches to engage in partisan politicking would throw untold millions — even billions is no exaggeration — of dark money into U.S. elections.
GOP ‘war’ on Johnson Amendment turns serious
By Mark Silk — November 19, 2017
It's not just about endorsing a candidate from the pulpit.
No, getting rid of the Johnson Amendment is not part of the GOP tax bill
By Mark Silk — November 3, 2017
A small change would allow pastors to do what some of them have been doing all along, with impunity.
GOP bill allows churches to back candidates, keep tax status
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in House Republicans' tax overhaul plan.
Trump, unlikely religious favorite, hails Christian values
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump assured a high-profile gathering of Christian conservatives that his administration will defend religious organizations, promising a return to traditional American values.
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