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The IRS said in a court filing that churches and houses of worship should be allowed to endorse political candidates to their congregations, creating an exemption in the ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
The lawsuit was filed by two Texas churches and an association of Christian broadcasters who sought a broader exemption for all nonprofits, religious and secular, to endorse candidates to their members.
The IRS agreed to a narrower carveout, determining that endorsing a candidate to congregants would be viewed as a private matter, akin to "a family discussion concerning candidates."
The ban on campaigning by nonprofits, known as the Johnson Amendment, was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 and has been a target for repeal by President Trump.
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