The IRS announced churches can endorse political candidates through an exemption in the Johnson Amendment. The announcement came in a settlement of a lawsuit brought by two Texas churches.

In court filings Monday, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in political activity.

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Churches and other houses of worship registered as tax-exempt nonprofits can endorse political candidates to their congregations, the IRS said Monday, issuing a new interpretation of the tax code.

This decision empowers churches in Florida to endorse political candidates, although that is not entirely new in the state's faith landscape. Often, political candidates would speak at churches ...

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The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their tax-exempt status.