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"The IRS emphasized that this position is 'consistent with a long-standing pattern of selective enforcement,' and referenced a 2017 executive order issued by then-President Trump directing the IRS not to pursue penalties against religious organizations engaged in political speech."

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https://natlawreview.com/article/irs-announces-churches-and-other-houses-worship-may-endorse-political-candidates

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IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates~
(from last July)

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5460886/irs-now-says-pastors-can-endorse-political-candidates
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Background on the Johnson Amendment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment
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And on the case mentioned in the Treasury Dept's blog (screenshots in the previous post). The case was dismissed w/o prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69105317/national-religious-broadcasters-v-werfel/
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https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2026/04/federal-court-rejects-deal-allow-churches-political-speech.html
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-rejects-irs-agreement-to-let-pastors-endorse-political-candidates/ar-AA1ZVDzZ
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2) The Irish Echo has picked up on the petition effort to reinstate Elizabeth Stack at the American Irish Historical Society

#NotForProfit #501C3 #Governance #Mastodaoine #IrishHistory #NYC

https://www.irishecho.com/2025/4/online-petition-urging-stack-reinstatement

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