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The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.

The agency made that statement in a court filing intended to settle a lawsuit filed by two Texas churches and an association of Christian broadcasters.

The plaintiffs that sued the Internal Revenue Service had previously asked a federal court in Texas to create an even broader exemption — to rule that all nonprofits, religious and secular, were free to endorse candidates to their members. That would have erased a bedrock idea of American nonprofit law: that tax-exempt groups cannot be used as tools of any campaign.

Instead, the I.R.S. agreed to a narrower carveout — one that experts in nonprofit law said might sharply increase politicking in churches, even though it mainly seemed to formalize what already seemed to be the agency’s unspoken policy.

I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/irs-churches-politics-endorse-candidates.html

Nothing new as RW evangelicals have been doing this for years.

Inner city churches have been endorsing machine democrats for decades and get funneled millions of public dollars, campaign dollars and GOTV cash.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.

The agency made that statement in a court filing intended to settle a lawsuit filed by two Texas churches and an association of Christian broadcasters.

The plaintiffs that sued the Internal Revenue Service had previously asked a federal court in Texas to create an even broader exemption — to rule that all nonprofits, religious and secular, were free to endorse candidates to their members. That would have erased a bedrock idea of American nonprofit law: that tax-exempt groups cannot be used as tools of any campaign.

Instead, the I.R.S. agreed to a narrower carveout — one that experts in nonprofit law said might sharply increase politicking in churches, even though it mainly seemed to formalize what already seemed to be the agency’s unspoken policy.

I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/irs-churches-politics-endorse-candidates.html

Nothing new as RW evangelicals have been doing this for years.

Anonymous wrote:As a Christian, I refuse to attend a church that brings politics into the pulpit to campaign for a candidate.

It is acceptable to comment on current events but only if relevant to a sermon.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. The church is already divided in many ways over doctrinal issues: pre-trib vs post-trib rapture, who is going to Hell, infant baptism, purgatory, and now political parties.

Many churches are already struggling with declining membership. Only a foolish pastor would drive away about 40% of prospective members.

The wisest woman I know is Dolly Parton who said, “My fans are smart enough to know who to vote for, they don’t need me telling them.”

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. (Proverbs 20:3)

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Anonymous wrote:This is not new. Lots of churches have been endorsing for decades, with the IRS saying nothing. Black churches in October/November have candidates speaking from the pulpit.

Funny you focus on Black churches and ignore the white evangelicals.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot wait for the Imams and Rabbis to start with their endorsements too!

Lol!