The housing allowance tax exemption for clergy may face additional constitutional scrutiny after a federal judge in Wisconsin again held it to be a violation of church-state separation.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill today without removing language that would threaten great harm to houses of worship.
The Johnson Amendment impacts every congregation. The House Rules Committee is deciding whether amendments to protect it will receive a vote in the full House.
Efforts continue to weaken legal protections for churches against politicization, but Justice Department lawyers maintain the President’s Executive Order targeting the Johnson Amendment is not one of them.
The signatures and statements of 4,000 diverse faith leaders from across the country were delivered to Congress today expressing support for the Johnson Amendment, which protects houses of worship.