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Federal law has bars churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns. Now, the IRS has largely abdicated enforcement.

For nearly 70 years, federal law has barred churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen about publicly backing candidates.

Since 1954, the Johnson Amendment has barred churches from endorsing political candidates, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen.

An NPR investigation has raised questions about whether the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute may be violating a legal ban on participating in political campaign activities.

An NPR investigation has raised questions about whether the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute may be violating a legal ban on participating in political campaign activities.

Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS

The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.

This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. The Family Research Council’s multimillion-dollar…

Many conservative groups are now seeking church status, in order to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.

A nonprofit raised millions while promising to release evidence of 2016 and 2020 voter fraud, but it never has.