Texas Judge Rejects Push to Let Churches Make Political Endorsements

Judge Tosses IRS Agreement Allowing Churches to Endorse Candidates

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a settlement between President Donald Trump's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that would have allowed churches to endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking their tax-exempt status. The post Judge Tosses IRS Agreement Allowing Churches to Endorse Political Candidates appeared first on Breitbart.

Court Dismisses Effort to Loosen Restrictions on Church Political Speech and Endorsements

A federal judge dismissed a high-profile challenge to the Johnson Amendment, rejecting a proposed settlement that could have allowed political endorsements in churches. The ruling preserves current law while leaving unresolved questions about enforcement and religious political speech. Continue reading Court Dismisses Effort to Loosen Restrictions on Church Political Speech and Endorsements at The Wild Hunt.

Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements

A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and other conservatives who have worked to eliminate the decades-old law barring nonprofits from su

Texas Judge Won’t Hear Pact Seeking to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates

A federal judge declined on March 31 to hear a settlement pact that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge John Campbell Barker ruled he had no authority to enter a settlement agreement proposed by the IRS and the plaintiffs that would have required the court to declare the Johnson Amendment, a 70-year-old federal law, unconstitu…

Judge rejects IRS agreement to let pastors endorse political candidates

A federal judge has rejected an agreement between the Internal Revenue Service and a group of Christian ministries not to enforce federal law in a way that prevents churches from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. #JohnsonAmendment #judge #churchandstate #IRS #order #Trumpadministration

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Effort To Let Churches Make Political Endorsements

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they plan to appeal the ruling.