by Rob Sellers | Jul 7, 2020 | Opinion
An amendment to the tax code was introduced by then Senator and Democratic Minority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954. This legislation prohibited nonprofit organizations from involvement in partisan politics at the risk of losing their tax-exempt status. When adopted...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 20, 2019 | News
More than three-quarters (76%) of U.S. adults say that houses of faith should not support political candidates, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 15. Such endorsements are prohibited by 501(c)(3) entities, including houses of faith, by...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 12, 2018 | News
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to clarify that there are two sign-on letters — one only for national organizations and one for individuals — and to provide an update on the time the organizational sign-on letter will be submitted. The...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 18, 2018 | Opinion
The debate over the political activity ban – also called the Johnson Amendment – continues to play out in Missouri. Don Hinkle, who serves as director of public policy for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) and edits the convention’s publication, wrote an...
by Norman Jameson | Aug 20, 2018 | Opinion
No rule in America says preachers cannot talk politics from the pulpit. No rule says congregations cannot vote to endorse a political candidate. There is no rule that says a politician cannot speak or even “preach” to a congregation – or to a national denominational...
