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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Johnson_AmendmentJohnson Amendment - Wikipedia

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   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 universities and churches.

2. aclj.org › free-speech › how-the-johnson-amendmentHow the Johnson Amendment Threatens Churches’ Freedoms

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   Jul 26, 2016 · President Johnson proposed the amendment to the tax code that has greatly restricted the free speech of pastors and churches on July 2, 1954. 100 Cong. Rec. 9604 (daily ed. July 2, 1954). The words “in opposition to” were added in 1986. Ass’n of the Bar of the City of N.Y. v. Comm’r, 858 F.2d 876,879 (2d Cir. 1988).

3. www.npr.org › 2017/02/03 › 513187940The Johnson Amendment In 5 Questions And Answers : NPR

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   The Johnson Amendment to the tax code, which President Trump vowed to "totally destroy," prohibits tax-exempt organizations such as churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

4. firstamendment.mtsu.edu › article › johnson-amendmentJohnson Amendment | The Free Speech Center

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   Jan 10, 2020 · The Johnson Amendment is an addition, adopted in 1954, to the Internal Revenue Code, 501(c)(3). As a condition for maintaining exception from income taxes and other taxes, charitable organizations including churches and affiliated groups, were forbidden from participating or intervening in “any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office” (Davidson ...

5. www.adfchurchalliance.org › post › how-the-johnsonHow the Johnson Amendment Affects Churches

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   May 20, 2024 · The Johnson Amendment—if written into law prior to the Civil War—would have prevented churches from spearheading President Lincoln's reelection. What is the Johnson Amendment? Introduced to the U.S. tax code in 1954, the Johnson Amendment forbids 501(c)(3) charitable organizations—including churches—from participating or intervening in ...

6. ssir.org › articles › entryThe Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the Narrative (SSIR)

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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 is the Johnson Amendment?

   • The Johnson Amendment to the tax code, which President Trump vowed to "totally destroy," prohibits tax-exempt organizations such as churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

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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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   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.

   How the Johnson Amendment Threatens Churches’ Freedoms

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   Should the Johnson Amendment be amended?

   • The commission recommended amending the Johnson Amendment to allow: 1. Speech that would be no added cost or a very minimal cost to the organization (such as a sermon, not an expensive advertising campaign). 2.

   The FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches

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8. www.thegospelcoalition.org › article › the-faqs-theThe FAQs: The Johnson Amendment and Political Speech in Churches

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   Feb 7, 2017 · 1. Speech that would be no added cost or a very minimal cost to the organization (such as a sermon, not an expensive advertising campaign). 2. If the speech of the organization would cost more than that minimal amount, then the Johnson Amendment would only prohibit speech that clearly identifies candidates and directly calls for those ...