Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The IRS just dropped a bombshell, effectively kneecapping the Johnson Amendment and letting religious organizations openly politick from the pulpit without losing their tax-exempt status. Critics warn this could turn churches into tax-free PACs, funneling dark money into elections and further blurring the lines between church and state. While rarely enforced, this move exposes a glaring double standard, eroding fundamental principles of separation and allowing unchecked religious influence in politics. It’s a classic case of religious overreach, threatening the integrity of both institutions and democracy itself, all while secular organizations play by stricter rules. The implications for public policy and fair elections are concerning, as accountability vanishes.
News Source:
IRS Now Says Pastors Can Endorse Political Candidates
By NPR
July 8, 2025
🔗 npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5460886/irs-now-says-pastors-can-endorse-political-candidates
The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.31.1 featuring Cynthia McDonald, Flabbergasted, and Eli Slack
IRS Blesses Political Pulpits 💸
Churches: New Super PACs? ⛪️
Johnson Amendment DOA 💀
Tax-Free Preaching Power 🎤
Holy Money, Unholy Politics 💰
Separation? What Separation? 🚫
Pulpit Politics Unleashed 🔥
Erosion of Democracy 📉
Religious Right's New Loophole 🕳️
God's IRS Loophole 😇
Preachers for Politicians 🗳️
Tax-Exempt Electioneering 📢
Unchecked Religious Power 🚨
Dark Money in the Nave 🕯️
End of Church & State? 🤔
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The IRS just dropped a bombshell, effectively kneecapping the Johnson Amendment and letting religious organizations openly politick from the pulpit without losing their tax-exempt status. Critics warn this could turn churches into tax-free PACs, funneling dark money into elections and further blurring the lines between church and state. While rarely enforced, this move exposes a glaring double standard, eroding fundamental principles of separation and allowing unchecked religious influence in politics. It’s a classic case of religious overreach, threatening the integrity of both institutions and democracy itself, all while secular organizations play by stricter rules. The implications for public policy and fair elections are concerning, as accountability vanishes.
News Source:
IRS Now Says Pastors Can Endorse Political Candidates
By NPR
July 8, 2025
🔗 npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5460886/irs-now-says-pastors-can-endorse-political-candidates
The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.31.1 featuring Cynthia McDonald, Flabbergasted, and Eli Slack
IRS Blesses Political Pulpits 💸
Churches: New Super PACs? ⛪️
Johnson Amendment DOA 💀
Tax-Free Preaching Power 🎤
Holy Money, Unholy Politics 💰
Separation? What Separation? 🚫
Pulpit Politics Unleashed 🔥
Erosion of Democracy 📉
Religious Right's New Loophole 🕳️
God's IRS Loophole 😇
Preachers for Politicians 🗳️
Tax-Exempt Electioneering 📢
Unchecked Religious Power 🚨
Dark Money in the Nave 🕯️
End of Church & State? 🤔
Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: tiny.cc/patreonnp
We welcome your comments on the thread for this show.
► tiny.cc/fbnp
► Contact us with questions or news stories at: nonprophets@atheist-community.org
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WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?
The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES
► atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin)
► atheist-experience.com (The Atheist Experience TV Show)
NOTES
TheNonProphets is the official channel of The Non Prophets. "The Non Prophets" is a trademark of the ACA.
Copyright © 2024 Atheist Community of Austin. All rights reserved.
