IRS can revoke tax-exempt status for churches that endorse candidates

Churches and charities that are defined as tax-exempt organizations by the IRS are prohibited from endorsing political candidates.
In 1954, Congress passed the Johnson Amendment, an addition to the Internal Revenue Code, that prohibited most tax-exempt organizations, including charities and churches, from engaging in certain political campaign activities.

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[emmasmith]

As it should be. Separation of Church and State or you lose your tax exemption. Sounds fair to me.

[Copper]

ADF and Heritage Foundation should be on the FBI watch list.

[Wherever-]

No religious entity should get tax exempt status because technically it's a violation of the establishment clause of the 1st amendment. Yes technically it is & so are the words in god we trust on U.S. currency.
Religious entities are basically a for profit business yet they unfairly get tax exempt status.
I've nothing against anyone's religious beliefs however religious entities should not be tax exempt.

[brendabeggs]

Places of worship that have not filed a tangible Form 1023 or 1023-EZ with the IRS for 501(c)3 tax-exemption are not held liable for supporting a political candidate. The only places of worship that are held to that standard are the ones who have actually filed a Form 1023 or 1023-EZ with the IRS for 501(c)3 tax-exemption. Places of worship are inherently tax exempt without filing any kind of tax forms with the IRS.
"The Internal Revenue Code section 508(c) sets out that churches are automatically recognized as tax-exempt under 501(c)(3), and the IRS does not require churches to apply for tax-exempt status...". They are, however, criteria that a place of worship must meet in order to not actually file a Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ with the IRS.
Once a place of worship has actually filed a Form 1023 or a Form 1023-EZ with the IRS, they are ruled under the laws of the government.

[sarahkragness]

I believe a tax exemption can be revoked for OTHER political acts, as well.
HEADLINE: " Catholic Dioceses spent at least $1.7 million in Ohio to fight Issue 1. The church lost"

(ANTI-ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN OHIO... such BLATANT political activism is subject to federal review, I believe)