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   Johnson Amendment. The Johnson Amendment is a provision in the U.S. tax code, since 1954, that prohibits all 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Section 501 (c) (3) organizations are the most common type of nonprofit organization in the United States, ranging from charitable foundations to ...

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   Aug 24, 2018 · See Davidson, pp. 17-18; The Congressional Record, July 2, 1954, p. 9604; and The New York Times, July 3, 1954, p. 6 for verbatim accounts of the amendment’s introduction. 9 The predecessor of Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code was enacted as part of the Tariff Act of 1913. But the legislative history of the act contains no reason or ...

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   What did the 1954 Johnson Amendment say about religious leaders?

   • Our Chief Counsel, Dr. Jay Sekulow, summarized the implications of the 1954 Johnson Amendment by calling it a “ -year-old federal tax law that prevents religious leaders from truly exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights when they act in their official capacity as a pastor or head of a religious, tax-exempt organization.”

   How the Johnson Amendment Threatens Churches’ Freedoms

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   What is the Johnson Amendment?

   • The Johnson Amendment requires churches to refrain from participating in political campaigns if they want to keep their tax-exempt status. The amendment was introduced by Lyndon B. Johnson while he was a U.S. senator.

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   Should the 1954 Johnson Amendment be repealed?

   • The 1954 Johnson Amendment should be repealed because of its infringement upon the Freedom of Speech and because the Internal Revenue Service neither has the authority to determine what may be said within churches, nor does it enforce the law with any sort of logic or continuity.

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   What is the Lyndon B Johnson Amendment?

   • The amendment is named for then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, who introduced it in a preliminary draft of the law in July 1954. In the early 21st century, some politicians, including former President Donald Trump, have sought to repeal the provision, arguing that it restricts the free speech rights of churches and other religious groups.

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   Jan 10, 2020 · The Johnson Amendment was adopted in 1954, restricting tax-exempt churches from participating in political campaigns or risk losing their tax-exempt status. Some churches have complained the restriction inhibits their religious expression.

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   1. What is the Johnson Amendment? The Johnson Amendment regulates what tax-exempt organizations such as churches can do in the political arena. Under terms of the 1954 legislation (named for its ...

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   Dec 2, 2017 · The “Johnson Amendment” is a provision of the tax code that prohibits a certain class of nonprofits, including charities and churches, from engaging in candidate election campaigns. Named after its author, then-Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, the Johnson Amendment was passed into law as part of the Internal Revenue Act of 1954.

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   Jul 26, 2016 · Our Chief Counsel, Dr. Jay Sekulow, summarized the implications of the 1954 Johnson Amendment by calling it a “[62]-year-old federal tax law that prevents religious leaders from truly exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights when they act in their official capacity as a pastor or head of a religious, tax-exempt ...

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   The Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the Narrative There is more to the story of the Johnson Amendment than is generally being presented to the nonprot community. By Robert M. Penna Aug. 24, 2018 f all the issues currently facing the American nonprot community, few seem to evoke