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Statements of support, community letters, news releases, congressional and IRS resources, and news resources regarding protecting the Johnson Amendment and nonprofit nonpartisanship.

Statements of Support

Community Letters

Letter to Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees, Nonprofit Community Letter, Apr. 25, 2019.
Letter to Chairs Grassley and Neal, Nonprofit Community Letter, Feb. 6, 2019.
Letter to House of Representatives Urging Protection of the Johnson Amendment, Nonprofit Community Letter, Dec. 18, 2018.
Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship, Nonprofit Community Letter, Updated Sept. 5, 2017.
Religious and Denominational Organizations, Religious Community Letter, Apr. 4, 2018.
Letter to the Committees on Appropriations, Nonprofit Community Letter, Feb. 7, 2018.
Faith Voices Letter to Senate, Religious Leaders, Aug. 16, 2017.
Faith Voices Letter to House of Representatives, Religious Leaders, Aug. 16, 2017.
Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, Nonprofit Community Letter, July 12, 2017.
Letter to the House Financial Services Subcommittee, Nonprofit Community Letter, June 29, 2017.

News Releases and Statements

Nonprofit, Foundation Leaders Oppose Ban of Amendments to Remove anti-Johnson Amendment Rider from Appropriations Bill, Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits, and National Human Services Assembly, July 16, 2018.
Letter to Members of Congress Opposing Repeal of the Johnson Amendment, BoardSource, Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits, National Human Services Assembly, and United Philanthropy Forum, Dec. 12, 2018.
Joint Letter Urging Senators to Vote No on Tax Reform Bill, National Council of Nonprofits, Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector, Nov. 29, 2017.
Nonprofits to Congress: Don't Politicize Houses of Worship, National Council of Nonprofits, July 13, 2017.
Statement of Tim Delaney Before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing on Examining a Church's Right to Free Speech, National Council of Nonprofits, May 4, 2017.
Nonprofits to Congress: Keep Partisan Politics Away from Nonprofit Missions, National Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 5, 2017.

Congressional Resources

Conference Report on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House of Representatives
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee on Conference, House and Senate Conferees
Nonprofit Analysis of the Final Tax Bill Proposal, National Council of Nonprofits
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, National Council of Nonprofits
Testimony to the Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Growth of the Tax-Exempt Sector and the Impact on the American Political Landscape, National Council of Nonprofits, Dec. 12, 2023.
Response to Ways and Means Committee Request for Information: Understanding and Examining the Political Activities of Tax-Exempt Organizations under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, National Council of Nonprofits, Sept. 5, 2023.
Letter to Incoming Chairs of Tax Committees Re Nonprofit Priorities, National Council of Nonprofits, Nov. 26, 2018.
Fact Sheet on Johnson Amendment: Trump Foundation Litigation and Pending Legislation, National Council of Nonprofits, June 15, 2018.
Johnson Amendment Survives Tax Bill - a (Temporary) Victory for Nonprofits, Foundations and Houses of Worship, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Dec. 15, 2017.
BJC responds to removal of language that would have undermined the protections of the Johnson Amendment, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Dec. 15, 2017.
Johnson Amendment Repeal Axed, Averting Nonprofit Crisis - For Now, Public Citizen, Dec. 15, 2017.
Letter to House-Senate Conference Committee, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Dec. 7, 2017.
Letter to Congressman Neal, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Dec. 5, 2017.
Nonprofit Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee, West Virginia Nonprofit Association and Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, July 25, 2017.
Recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee on Comprehensive Tax Reform, National Council of Nonprofits, July 13, 2017.
BJC Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, July 12, 2017.
Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, National Council of Nonprofits, July 11, 2017.
Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship: Oppose Efforts to Repeal or Weaken the Johnson Amendment, Issue Summary, National Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 11, 2017.

IRS Resources

IRS Publication 1828: 501(c)(3) Tax Guide for Churches & Religious Organizations (Rev. 8-2015).
IRS website: “Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations .”

Editorials

Johnson Amendment crucial as a protection of church, state separation, Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, Feb. 17, 2019.
Johnson Amendment draws needed line between churches and politics, Jefferson City News-Tribune, Jefferson City, MO, Sept. 4, 2018.
Keep faith in the Johnson Amendment, Jefferson City News Tribune, Jefferson City, MO, Sept. 2, 2018.
Breaching the wall between church and state, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 28, 2018.
Charitable, This Isn't, The Columbian, Vancouver, WA, July 29, 2018.
Don't weaken the ban on politics in the pulpit, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 6, 2018.
Politicking with church, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston, SC, De. 6, 2017.
Separation of church and state must be preserved, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, Nov. 28, 2017.
Free speech and the pulpit, The Anniston Star, Anniston, AL, Nov. 27, 2017.
The House tax bill unleashes a dangerous avalanche of campaign cash, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, Nov. 18, 2017.
Don't pull political campaigns into churches, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, Nov. 15, 2017.
Keep political campaigns out of the churches, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, July 25, 2017.
House Looks to Weaken Church-Politicking Ban Via Spending Bill, The Chronical of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, June 30, 2017.
Our view: Johnson Amendment upholds separations we need, Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, Mar. 1, 2017.
Keep the Johnson Amendment, National Catholic Reporter, Kansas City, MO, Feb. 18, 2017.
Don't eliminate ban on politically active churches, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, Feb. 10, 2017.
Keep politics out of the pulpit, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 9, 2017.
U.S. Churches Shouldn't Play Politics, Bloomberg, New York City, NY, Feb. 8, 2017.
Johnson Amendment repeal would 'destroy' church unity, The Baptist Standard, Plano, TX, Feb. 8, 2017.
Repealing the Johnson Amendment is no path to religious freedom, Frederick News-Post, Frederick County, MD, Feb. 8, 2017.
Losing the Johnson Amendment Would Destroy the Unique Political Role of Nonprofits, Nonprofit Quarterly, Boston, MA, Feb. 6, 2017.
Don’t kill amendment, Scranton Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA, Feb. 6, 2017.
Keeping a line between church and state, North Jersey Record, Woodland Park, NJ, Feb. 5, 2017.
Churches aren’t being muzzled by the IRS, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 14, 2016.
The 'downward death spiral' of hypocrisy, The Baptist Standard, Plano, TX, Jan. 28, 2016.

Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor

Don't change my church into a PAC, mySA, Garrett Vickrey, Pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio, Dec. 30, 2018.
Pews are sacred spaces, not partisan places, AL.com, The Rev. Terri Byrd, Coordinator of Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Dec. 3, 2018.
The Johnson Amendment's Fate After the 2018 Elections: The Fight Continues, National Council of Nonprofits blog, David L. Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy, Nov. 7, 2018.
An unchanging truth: Romance between church and state always tarnishes the Bride of Christ, Baptist News Global, Doyle Sager, Oct. 12, 2018.
Most Maine nonprofits prohibited from campaign spending, Portland Press Herald, Jennifer Gray, Director of Advocacy and Public Relations at the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Oct. 1, 2018
Tax-deductible partisanship can cause rifts, St. Louis Business Journal, Deborah Dubin, CEO and President of Gateway Center for Giving, and Diane Drollinger, President and CEO of Network for Strong Communities, Sept. 12, 2018.
Connect your own dots, Southeast Missourian, Jeff Long, President of Habitat for Humanity affiliate, Sept. 8, 2018.
Johnson Amendment is good for churches, St. Louis Dispatch, Rev. Carol McEntyre, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Columbia, Sept. 4, 2018.
Johnson Amendment vital to nonprofit trust, The Olympian, Trudy Soucoup, CEO of Homes First, Aug. 7, 2018.
Nonprofits serve communities, not candidates, Ravalli Republic, Liz Moore, Executive Director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, July 29, 2018.
Could This Political Environment Get More Toxic for Nonprofits? The Answer Is Yes -- Unless You Act Today, Nonprofit Quarterly, Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, July 24, 2018.
All tax-exempt organizations must remain nonpartisan, The Columbian, Rhona Sen Hoss, Board Member, Washington Nonprofits, July 15, 2018.
Stop Congress from injecting partisan campaign politics into America's houses of worship, The Hill, Margaret Magee, President and Board Chair of the Franciscan Action Network and Rev. Jimmie R. Hawkins, Director of the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, July 13, 2018.
To defend against 'dark money,' keep the Johnson Amendment, The Spokesman-Review, Laura Pierce, Executive Director, Washington Nonprofits, June 23, 2018.
How to save the Johnson Amendment and keep nonprofits nonpartisan, NYN Media, Emily Cote, Vice President of Communications and Engagement of the New York Council of Nonprofits, May 23, 2018.
Don't politicize the work of churches, charities, Greenville News, Greenville, SC, Katy Pugh, Executive Director of the Greenville Partnership for Philanthropy, Mar. 20, 2018.
Setting the record straight on charities and political speech, The Hill, Washington, DC, Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, Mar. 14, 2018.
Politics From The Pulpit? Just Say No, Civil Beat, Honolulu, HI, Lisa Maruyama, President and CEO of the Hawai`i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, Mar. 14, 2018.
Don't mix politics into nonprofits, The Cardova Times, Cardova, AK, Kristin Carpenter, Executive Director of the Copper River Watershed Project, Mar. 14, 2018.
Keep Our Churches Purple, Sojourners, Washington, DC, Rev. Jennifer L. Hawks, Associate General Counsel at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Mar. 13, 2018.
Keeping Our Sacred Spaces Sacred, Ethics Daily, Nashville, TN, Lauren McDuffe, Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Morehead, Kentucky and Baptist Joint Committee Fellow, Mar. 5, 2018.
Don't politicize from the pulpit, The Community Word, Peoria, IL, Bill Knight, Mar. 1, 2018,
Nonprofits should educate voters, not endorse candidates, The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK, Marnie Taylor, President and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Feb. 28, 2018.
Trump vowed to destroy the Johnson Amendment. Thankfully, he has failed., Washington Post, Washington, DC, David Saperstein, Director Emeritus of the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, and Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Feb. 8, 2018,
The 'purple places' where red, blue worship together, Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, Dr. Stephen Cook, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church, Dec. 13, 2017.
Provision politicizing charities, churches must be stripped from tax reform bill, NorthJersey.com, Bergen, NJ, Linda M. Czipo, President and CEO of the Center for Non-Profits, Dec. 13, 2017.
This tax reform provision would deal a blow to nonprofits, Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago, IL, Dawn Melchiorre, Chief Program and Policy Officer of Forefront Illinois, Dec. 13, 2017.
Preserve charity, oppose tax bill, The Columbian, Columbia, WA, JoAnn Crabtree, Dec. 13, 2017.
Leave the Johnson Amendment Alone, The New York Times, New York, NY, Ellen P. Aprill, Professor of Tax Law at Loyola Law School, Dec. 10, 2017.
Congressman Nunes, protect nonprofits in tax reform bill, The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA, Jan Masaoka, CEO of CalNonprofits, Bob Hand, Interim Executive Director of Resources for Independence in Fresno, and Sopac McCarthy Mulholland, President and CEO of Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dec. 10, 2017.
Nonprofits should serve communities, not candidates, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Bozeman, MT, Liz Moore, Executive Director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, Dec. 8, 2017.
Some people will anything to avoid talking politics, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, Ted Slowik, Dec. 8, 2017.
Pastors don't want to endorse candidates, Lexington Herald Leader, Rev. D. Anthony Everette, Pastor at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Dec. 8, 2017
Republican Tax Plan Creates More Need While Limiting Non-Profit Support, Columbus Underground, Michael Corey, Dec. 8, 2017.
More money coming to undermine democracy, Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA, Stephen Ekholm, Dec. 8, 2017.
Two faiths, but one mind on keeping politics out of the pews, The Hill, Washington, DC, Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, and Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, P.h.D., Director of Interreligious Engagement at the Anti-Defamation League, Dec. 7, 2017.
As I See It: The threat to all nonprofits in proposed tax overhaul, Telegram, Worcester, MA Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Dec. 6, 2017.
Keep Charities Charitable, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, DC, Stephen Spaulding, Opinion Contributor, Dec. 5, 2017.
Tax proposal targets the Johnson Amendment, Report from the Capital, Washington, DC, Jennifer Hawks, Baptist Joint Committee General Counsel, Dec. 4, 2017.
Congress could hardwire dark money into our democracy, The Hill, Washington DC, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Opinion Contributor, Dec. 2, 2017.
Retain Johnson Amendment, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, Michelle M. Girardot, CEO of Habitat for Humanity, Dec. 2, 2017.
The Johnson Amendment - it's worth saving, The Newnan Times-Herald, Newnan, GA, Winston Skinner, News Editor, Dec. 2, 2017.
House tax reform proposal politicizes nonprofits, Havre Daily News, Havre, MT, Paul Tuss, Executive Director of Pear Paw Development Corporation and Co-Chair of the Public Policy Council of the Montana Nonprofit Association, Nov. 30, 2017.
CT nonprofits fear GOP tax overhaul will reduce charitable giving, The CT Mirror, Hartford, CT, Ana Radelat, Nov. 28, 2017.
Congress's Assault on Charities, New York Times, New York, NY, Ray D. Madoff, law professor at Boston College and the director of the Boston College Law School Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, Nov. 26, 2017.
Charities line up against tax bill, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO, Joe Vaccarelli, Nov. 23, 2017.
States Warn of Budget Crunch Under Republican Tax Plan, The New York Times, New York, NY, Alan Rappeport, Nov. 22, 2017.
Here's 3 reasons why you should oppose the current tax reform bills, Philly Voice, Philadelphia, PA, Anne Gingerich, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Nov. 22, 2017.
For NJ Charities, Tax-Reform Bills Offer Little To Be Thankful For, NJSpotlight, Montclair, NJ, Linda M. Czipo, President and CEO of the Center for Non-Profits, Nov. 21, 2017.
GOP "war" on Johnson Amendment turns serious, Religion News Service, Washington, DC, Mark Silk, Nov. 19, 2017.
Why churches shouldn't endorse political candidates, Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX, The Very Reverend Barkley Thompson, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, The Reverend Tommy Williams, Senior Pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, and The Reverend Doctor Steve Wells, Pastor of South Main Baptist Church, Nov. 17, 2017.
Johnson Amendment is worth saving, The Daily Astorian, Astoria, OR, Bill Van Nostran, Pastor at First Presbyterian, Nov. 15, 2017.
Keep Johnson Amendment, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, Laura Pierce, Executive Director of Washington Nonprofits, Nov. 11, 2017.
Leave law as it is: No politics in nonprofits, church, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, AR, Stephanie Ellis, nonprofit director, and Megan J. Pike, ordained minister, Nov. 10, 2017.
There's a wolf in sheep's clothing hiding in the GOP tax bill, The Hill, Washington, DC, Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits and Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Nov. 8, 2017.
The Good (?), the Bad, and the God-awful: Nonprofit Bottom Lines on the House Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, Boston, MA, David Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, Nov. 6, 2017.
Pastors, politics and parishioners: Thoughts for engaging the issues, Baptist News Global, Winston-Salem NC, Corey Fields, senior pastor of Calbary Baptist Church in Newark, DE, Oct. 25, 2017.
Changing Johnson Amendment would hurt religious institutions, Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, Rev. Angela Wright, Sept. 28, 2017.
Why 4,000 church leaders want to keep politics out of the pulpit, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, Rev. Alejandro Alfaro-Santiz, Co-Pastor at Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church, Sept. 21, 2017.
Protect Johnson Amendment, The Herald Sun, Durham, NC, Jennifer E. Copeland, Executive Director of the N.C. Council of Churches, Sept. 17, 2017.
Keep it separate: Pulpit no place for partisanship, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Fayetteville and Springdale, AK, Rev. Stephen Copley, Chair of Faith Voices Arkansas and a United Methodist Pastor, Sept. 8, 2017.
Congress, defend the common law and common sense of nonpartisanship, The Hill, Washington, DC, Karen Gano, Board President of the National Association of State Charity Officials, and Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, Sept. 7, 2017.
Destroying the Johnson Amendment Helps Special Interests, Not Churches, Huffington Post, New York City, NY, Rev. Timothy McDonald III, Senior Pastor of First Iconium Baptist Church and Co-Chair of People for American Way's African American Ministers in Action, Sept. 7, 2017.
Johnson Amendment: National Association of State Charity Officials Weighs In, Nonprofit Law Blog, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 24, 2017.
Protect the Johnson Amendment, Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX, Scott Moore, Director of the Center for Missional Excellence at the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and a Conroe Independent School District Trustee, Aug. 23, 2017.
Oklahoma minister: Should congregations endorse political candidates?, NewsOK, Oklahoma City, OK, Bruce Prescott, retired Christian minister, Aug. 18, 2017.
A repeal of the Johnson Amendment would sadly bring politics into houses of worship, Dallas News, Dallas, TX, Rev. George Mason, Senior Pastor at Wilshire Baptist Church, and Rabii David Stern, Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, Aug. 15, 2017.
Houses of worship shouldn't get into political game, The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK, Dr. Bruce Prescott, Aug. 14, 2017.
Keep the churches out of politics, TulsaWorld, Tulsa, OK, W.B. Moorer, Aug. 13, 2017.
Why Congress shouldn't repeal or weaken the Johnson Amendment, MinnPost, Minneapolis, MN, Kristi Rendahl, D.P.A, soon to be assistant professor and director of the Nonprofit Leadership Program at Minnesota State University, Aug. 2, 2017.
Johnson Amendment is Crucial to the Integrity of Our Churches, The Laconia Daily Sun, Lanconia, NH, Edward Engler, July 25, 2017.
These adorable puppies need your help to keep the nonprofit sector nonpartisan, Nonprofit = Awesomely Fun!, Seattle, WA, Vu Le, Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, July 24, 2017.
Measure easing regulation on pulpit politics is unpopular, Raleigh News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, providing a collection of five letters to the editor, July 22, 2017.
Jesus Calls Us to Be Political, Not Partisan - Keep the Johnson Amendment, Red Letter Christians, St. Davids, PA, Jeania Ree Moore, Director of Civil and Human Rights at the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, and Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, July 14, 2017.
Charitable nonprofits, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT, Kate Rubalcava, CEO of the Utah Nonprofits Association, July 11, 2017.
Let me tell you whom to vote for, Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC, Tony Hopkins, Senior Pastor of Greenwood First Baptist Church, July 8, 2017.
Don't Tread on Us: Keep Toxic Partisanship Away from Nonprofit Missions, Nonprofit Quarterly, Boston, MA, Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, July 7, 2017.
Keep nonprofits nonpartisan, The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, ND, Dana Schaar Jahner, Executive Director of the North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, and Kevin Dvorak, President and CEO of the North Dakota Community Foundation, May 28, 2017.
Nonprofits should be free of partisan politics, Concord Monitor, Concord, NH, Kathleen Reardon, CEO of the N.H. Center for Nonprofits, May 21, 2017.
How those who claim to protect the church are actually undermining it, Baptist News Global, Winston-Salem NC, Corey Fields, senior pastor of Calbary Baptist Church in Newark, DE, May 10, 2017.
Keep non-profits out of partisan politics, AZCentral, Phoenix, AZ, Laurie Liles, President and CEO of Arizona Grantmakers Forum, and Kristen Merrifield, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, May 7, 2017.
Keep Nonprofits Nonpartisan, New York Nonprofit Media, New York, NY, Sharon Stapel, President of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, May 3, 2017.
A Message to Congress - Keep Charities and Foundations Nonpartisan, NJSpotlight, Montclair, NJ, Linda M. Czipo, President and CEO of the Center for Non-Profits, and Nina Stack, President of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, Apr. 19, 2017.
Politicians Should Look Elsewhere for Endorsements and Campaign Contributions, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Lexington, KY, Mar. 29, 2017.
Take Action Today to Protect the Nonprofit, Religious, and Foundation Communities!, Nonprofit Law Blog, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 27, 2017.
Keep partisan politics out of the nonprofit sector, The Hill, Washington, DC, Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, and Vikki Spruill, President and CEO of the Council on Foundations, Mar. 22, 2017.
Let’s keep nonprofit sector neutral, The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK, Marnie Taylor, President and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Mar. 1, 2017.
Keep clean lines between charity, politics, The Missoulian, Missoula, MT, Liz Moore, Executive Director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, Mar. 1, 2017.
Pros, cons of Johnson Amendment, Catholic Courier, Rochester, NY, John Garvey, President of The Catholic University of America in Washington, Feb. 27, 2017.
Keep politics far away from the pulpit, Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, TX, Jon Mark Beilue, AGN Media Columnist, Feb. 25, 2017.
Repealing the Johnson Amendment could lead to reduced donations to churches and charities, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, Richard M. Clerkin, PhD, Executive Director of the Institute for Nonprofits at N.C. State University, Feb. 24, 2017.
Religion as a cover for dark money, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, Davis Merritt, Wichita journalist and author, Feb. 21, 2017.
A Rabbi Defends the Johnson Amendment, The Atlantic, Washington, DC, Rabbi David Wolpe, Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sanai Temple, Feb. 19, 2017.
Community of Faith: On religious liberty and the Johnson Amendment, Missoulian, Missoula, MT, Rev. Jean Larson, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Feb. 18, 2017.
Don't Weaken the Existing Ban on Electioneering by 501(c)(3) Organizations, The Dodge Blog, Morristown, NJ, Linda Czipo, President and CEO, Center for Non-Profits, Feb. 16, 2017.
Why we need the Johnson Amendment, Idaho Standard Journal, Rexburg, ID, Mathew Whoolery, instructor at Brigham Young University–Idaho, Feb. 13, 2017.
Keep Dark Money Out of Charity, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, DC, Roger Colinvaux, professor of law at The Catholic University of America and former counsel to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, Feb. 10, 2017.
How Abolishing the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Religious Liberty, ReligiousLiberty.TV, Greg Hamilton, President, Northwest Religious Liberty Association, Feb. 9, 2017.
Politicize our charities and churches? No, thanks, Religion News Service, Washington, DC, Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Feb. 9, 2017.
Johnson Amendment repeal would ‘destroy’ church unity, The Baptist Standard, Plano, TX, Marv Knox, editor, Feb. 8, 2017.
Be careful what you wish for: Repeal of the Johnson Amendment could defile the pulpit with unholy politics, Washington Times, Washington, DC, Carl Thomas, Feb. 6, 2017.
Trump wants to force you — the taxpayer — to pay for campaigning from the pulpit, Washington Post, Washington, DC, Ellen April, professor of tax law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Feb. 3, 2017.
Don't listen to the complainers on the religious right. We need the Johnson Amendment, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, Randall Balmer, chairman of the religion department at Dartmouth College, Feb. 2, 2017.
How Trump Would Corrupt the Pulpit, The New York Times, New York City, NY, Steven Waldman, Feb. 2, 2017.
Religious law may be coming to America. But it’s not sharia; it’s Christian, Washington Post, Washington, DC, Catherine Rampell, Feb. 2, 2017.
Politics and Charities: Do Not Mix, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, Roger Colinvaux, professor of law at Catholic University of America, Nov. 2, 2016.

Additional Resources

Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way, Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest, Texas Tribune and ProPublica, Oct. 30, 2022.
Partisan pulpit: Pastor's defiance spurs debate on election law, UPI, Sept. 21, 2022.
Many Churchgoers Don't Know If Their Pastor Is a Republican or Democrat, Christianity Today, Jan. 15, 2020.
Gov. Cuomo signs new law restricting nonprofits from endorsing candidates, WIVB, Albany, NY, Oct. 23, 2019.
President Trump's shifting claim that 'we got rid' of the Johnson Amendment, Washington Post, Washington, DC, May 9, 2019.
Fight to preserve Johnson Amendment continues amid new repeal efforts, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Sept. 14, 2018.
As High Holidays approach -- and midterm elections loom - should rabbis get political?, KYW 1060, Sept. 6, 2018.
Nonprofit community worries Congress could scrap 'crucial' finance law Trump falsely claimed he repealed, New York Daily News, Sept. 2, 2018.
Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit -- over the objections of many churches, The Conversation, July 30, 2018.
This Week in God, 7.21.18, MSNBC, July 21, 2018.
Renewed Attempt to Curtail Johnson Amendment Passes US House, Nonprofit Quarterly, July 20, 2018.
House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics, Politico, July 19, 2018.
House Provision Permitting Political Churches Moves Forward, The NonProfit Times, July 17, 2018.
IRS Dumps Schedule B For Associations, Other NPOs, The NonProfit Times, July 17, 2018.
Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment Part II, Chris Legg, LPC, July 3, 2018.
Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment, Chris Legg, LPC, June 26, 2018.
Political Law Potpourri - The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, The National Law Review, Apr. 5, 2018.
Johnson Amendment Unchanged in Federal Spending Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, Mar. 23, 2018.
Another Effort to Get Rid of the 'Johnson Amendment' Fails, NPR, Mar. 23, 2018.
Spending Bill Excludes Johnson Amendment Repeal, The NonProfit Times, Mar. 22, 2018.
Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill, Religion News Service, Mar. 22, 2018.
New Threat in Congress to Politicize Nonprofits and Foundations, Nonprofit Quarterly, Mar. 9, 2018.
Imagine There's Only Partisan Politics, Independent Sector, Jan. 10, 2018.
Amending the Johnson Amendment in the Age of Cheap Speech, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog, Dec. 23, 2017.
Under new tax bill, regional nonprofits brace for $60M less in charitable giving, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 20, 2017.
Tax Reform Bill Becomes Law: Lessons for Tax-Exempt Organizations, The National Law Review, Dec. 20, 2017.
US "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" Impact on Adventist Employees and Organizations, AdventistReview, Dec. 20, 2017.
Battle rages over tax rules for churches, The Hill, December 19, 2017.
What Nonprofits Can Expect in the GOP Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, Dec. 18, 2017.
Tax Bill Will Not Alter Nonprofit Nonpoliticking Rule, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dec. 15, 2017.
Dep't. of Small Mercies: Johnson Amendment Repeal Gone from Still-Terrible GOP Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, Dec. 15, 2017.
Johnson Amendment Saved, For Now, The NonProfit Times, Dec. 15, 2017.
Tax Bill Would Indirectly Reduce Nonprofit Support, Slash Spending for Youth, Some Fear, Youth Today, Dec. 15, 2017.
Proposal to Let Churches and Other Nonprofits Get Political Blocked from Tax Bill, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 14, 2017.
In small win for Democrats, the final tax bill will not include a provision allowing churches to endorse political candidates, Washington Post, Dec. 14, 2017.
Senate parliamentarian strikes language allowing churches to endorse candidates from tax bill, The Hill, Dec. 14, 2017.
Bad news for nonprofits: Will people still give or as much if they can't get a tax deduction for their charitable giving?, Washington Post, Dec. 14, 2017.
Ten Super PAC Donors Could Save $150 Million with Tax-Deductible Contributions Through 'Johnson Amendment' Repeal, MapLight, Dec. 14, 2017.
Uncharitable taxation: New tax law could rob nonprofits in Washington of millions, Real Change, Dec. 13, 2017
How Repealing the Johnson Amendment Would Change Churches and Charities, HowStuffWorks, Dec. 13, 2017.
Demonstrators again target Collins support of tax bill, Livingston County News, Dec. 13, 2017.
Weakening the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Nonprofits, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, 2017.
Time to Protect the Johnson Amendment, Maine Association of Nonprofits, Dec. 12, 2017.
Local Nonprofit Leaders: US Tax Reform Will Hurt People in Need, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Catholic Charities of Boston, Dec. 12, 2017.
Tax Code Change Could Free Churches, Charities to Become Political Players, Fox Business, Dec. 11, 2017.
Republicans Should Keep the Johnson Amendment, National Review, Dec. 9, 2017.
Tax bill could make 'dark money' political contributions tax deductible, CNN, Dec. 8, 2017.
Tax Bill Could Offer New Way To Funnel Political Cash - And Make It Tax Deductible, NPR, Dec. 8, 2017.
Tax bill could create deduction for 'dark money' political donations, The Hill, Dec. 8, 2017.
Nonprofits Lobby to Keep Charities Nonpartisan in Final Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, Dec. 8, 2017.
Charities and nonprofits must remain non-partisan, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. 8, 2017.
Can Roy Moore, Doug Jones legally speak at churches? Experts troubled by pulpit politicking, Al.com, Dec. 8, 2017.
How new tax plan could impact local nonprofit organizations, WPSD Local 6, Dec. 7, 2017.
How the tax package could sap the flow of charitable giving, The Conversation, Dec. 6, 2017.
Making 2 Become 1: Ironing Out Senate and House Tax Bill Differences, The New York Times, Dec. 6, 2017.
Politicking by Churches Fight Mixes With Tax, Spending Debates, Roll Call, Dec. 6, 2017.
How the federal tax bill could affect Minnesotans, Twin Cities Pioneer Press, Dec. 5, 2017.
Final Senate Bill Provides Little for Nonprofits, The NonProfit Times, Dec. 4, 2017.
Tax Reform Measure Passes Senate without Repeal of Johnson Amendment Attached, Nonprofit Quarterly, Dec. 4, 2017.
Another target of Republican tax bill: donations to nonprofits, Portland Press Herald, Nov. 30, 3017.
An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA, Tim Delaney, Nonprofit Quarterly, Nov. 29, 2017.
Tax Plan Could Mean Politics At The Pulpit (46:22), NPR On Point, Nov. 28, 2017.
The GOP's effort to let churches endorse candidates is deeply unpopular, ThinkProgress, Nov. 28, 2017.
Poll: Allowing Non-Profits to Endorse Political Candidates, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Nov. 2017.
In Tax Debate, Gift to Religious Right Could Be Bargaining Chip, The New York Times, Nov. 26, 2017.
If passed, tax reform could let churches endorse political candidates, Omaha World-Herald, Nov. 26, 2017.
Blowing Up Democracy and Charities in One Fell Swoop, The American Prospect, Nov. 22, 2017.
How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics, The Conversation, Nov. 22, 2017.
GOP tax bill will allow nonprofits to endorse political candidates, WITF, Nov. 22, 2017.
Laundering away democracy, Philanthropy 2173, Nov. 17, 2017.
Nonprofits anticipate loss over GOP's tax plan, Spectrum News Austin, Nov. 14, 2017.
Keep nonprofits out of politics, Jewish groups urge Congress, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Nov. 9, 2017.
Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to maintain Johnson Amendment, Religion News Service, Washington, DC, Aug. 16, 2017.
BJC says funding bill will expose houses of worship to political pressure, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, July 13, 2017.
Nonprofits Vigorously Object to Financial Services Subcommittee Efforts to Politicize Houses of Worship, National Council of Nonprofits, June 29, 2017.
Religious groups urge Congress to keep limit on church political activity, The Hill, Washington, DC, April 4, 2017.
Some nonprofits worry politics could creep into their work, WITF, Harrisburg, PA, April 3, 2017.
Nearly 100 religious groups tell Congress: Keep the 'Johnson Amendment', Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Apr. 4, 2017.
Faith groups to Congress: Do not politicize our houses of worship, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, Apr. 4, 2017.
National Poll Finds That Americans Support the Johnson Amendment to Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship, Independent Sector, Washington, DC, Mar. 30, 2017.
Trump Wants to Repeal the Johnson Amendment: What Nonprofits Need to Know, Nonprofit PRO, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 16, 2017.

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