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Despite tempest over a tax exemption, Trump's IRS keeps Johnson Amendment intact

By Filings on Tue, 07/22/25
Church & Ministry
Johnson Amendment
Church Taxes
IRS
Religious Liberty

“The current consent decree limits a non-profit’s permissible political activity to ‘(b)ona fide communications internal to a house of worship, between the house of worship and its congregation in connection with religious services through its usual channels of communication on matters of faith.’” - RNS

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