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A new PRRI Spotlight Analysis finds that 75% of Americans oppose churches and other places of worship endorsing political candidates while retaining their tax-exempt status.

prri.orgMost Americans Oppose Churches Endorsing Political CandidatesAs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) formally declared that churches and other houses of worship may endorse political candidates to their congregations without violating the Johnson Amendment…

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9 July 2025

The IRS will now permit houses of worship to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. Critics warn the move could blur the separation of church and state and increase political activity in churches.