PhotoAs the House and the Senate seek agreement on tax reform, they will have to decide the fate of the so-called Johnson amendment. Evangelical churches have long objected to the strictures of the Johnson amendment. In fact, as originally proposed, the House tax reform bill would have altered the Johnson amendment only for houses of worship. The sponsors of the proposed change to the Johnson amendment may have intended to permit only brief, occasional instances of electioneering. The Johnson amendment does not apply to them.

Source: New York Times December 10, 2017 23:48 UTC