Judge: Lawsuit Seeking Enforcement of IRS Politicking Rules Can Proceed

Written by Don Byrd
I missed this in last week’s news, but a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled a lawsuit brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation against the IRS can proceed against arguments by the government that it should be dismissed. The suit claims the IRS has failed to enforce its prohibition against electioneering by tax-exempt churches.

Is the IRS Ban on Pulipit Endorsement Dead?

Written by Don Byrd
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jay Booker surveys the number of candidate endorsements, half-endorsements, and wink-wink political nudges coming from pulpits this year and concludes the ban on tax-exempt endorsements is essentially dead.