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Clergy split on political activity from the pulpit, despite IRS ending 70-year ban under the Johnson Amendment

PHOENIX – Although the Trump administration recently lifted a 70-year-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt religious groups, some remain cautious and will continue to avoid endorsements and other overt politicking. Clergy “ought not endorse particular candidates from the pulpit,” the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Reddall, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, wrote after the […]

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