Fine print: GOP tax bill repeals a law barring churches from endorsing political candidates
By Jen Hayden at Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/2/1711990/-Fine-print-GOP-tax-bill-repeals-a-law-barring-churches-from-endorsing-political-candidates
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The House Republican tax bill released Thursday would allow churches to endorse political candidates, rolling back a 1950s-era law that bars such activities.
The proposed change is listed at the end of the 429-page legislation.
It states that churches should not lose their tax-exempt status based on statements about political candidates made during the course of religious services.
The Hill goes on to note that a huge group of religious leaders previously called on Trump to back away from a rollback of the Johnson Amendment:
A group of over 4,000 religious leaders from around the country are rallying around a rule that prevents houses of worship from participating in explicitly political activities.
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