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23rd July 2025

IRS Rules Churches Can Endorse Candidates To Congregation

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The IRS ruled in July that churches and other tax-exempt nonprofit houses of worship are allowed to endorse political candidates to their congregation.

The decision by the IRS comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by two churches and the National Religious Broadcasters (linked below), which now changes the tax code and essentially upends the previous Johnson Amendment that restricted nonprofits from endorsing specific political candidates, according to The Hill.

“For many houses of worship, the exercise of their religious beliefs includes teaching or instructing their congregations regarding all aspects of life, including guidance concerning the impact of faith on the choices inherent in electoral politics,” the IRS stated. (RELATED: ‘Separation Of Church And State Is A Lie’: Legal Precedent Collapses Bringing Religious Freedom To US)

The IRS has rarely, if ever actually enforced any legal issues related to endorsing political candidates, The Hill noted. A review in 2022 found that at least 18 churches have endorsed various political candidates in recent years, and absolutely nothing happened to them, likely because any lawsuit that could be filed in this type of situation would have led to exactly the result we see below.

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