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.

An Answer to the Question: Why No IRS Inquiries?

Written by Don Byrd
Howard Friedman at Religion Clause reports that the IRS has stopped any investigation into the tax status of churches pending new rules about which officials are authorized to open an inquiry.