IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit
In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Temple and the Utah Capitol are shown. The IRS has declared that churches are free to endorse political candidates from the pulpit. It remains to be seen how churches may respond to this.