The Trump Regime IRS on Monday rescinded the threat of rescinding tax-exempt status for houses of worship, the New York Times reports on the official sanctioning of a proscription that had never really been enforced in practice but obviously is a green light to MAGAchurches.
The prohibition, which still applies to other non-profits, was ended in a settlement between the IRS and a set of plaintiffs including two Texas churches and a group of Christian radio broadcasters. In a joint filing the agency and the proselytizing peckerwoods declared endorsements to be more like “a family discussion concerning candidates” than a violation of secular constitutional principles. “Thus, communications from a house of worship to its congregation in connection with religious services through its usual channels of communication on matters of faith do not run afoul of the Johnson Amendment as properly interpreted,” the settlement of the rigged lawsuit continued.