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Could give new options for those with 403-b retirement plans
Nonprofit employees with 403(b) retirement plans would be able to participate in collective investment trusts (CITs), if new federal legislation passes and is signed into law. A CIT is a tax-exempt investment vehicle that is ...
Some nonprofit newspapers endorse candidates. So why can’t churches, new lawsuit asks.
A group of evangelical broadcasters is suing the Internal Revenue Service over the Johnson Amendment, a tax law that bars nonprofits from supporting political candidates.
It’s important to keep our priorities aligned with Scripture, especially during this political season
If you didn’t know any better, you might think all this political activity was the most important thing going on in the world today. But, fortunately, you are a Christian. You know better.
‘Remnant Pastors’ training conference in Dallas comes amid tug-of-war for Christians’ votes
With election day just three months away, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk pulled no punches in his keynote address to pastors gathered for a July 31-Aug. 2 political training conference in a Dallas, ...
As candidates vie for Christian voters, churches and Christian nonprofit groups must follow IRS rules about political activities.
As the presidential election nears, both sides of the political aisle are trying to motivate Christian voters to turn out for their candidate.
News comes less than 12 hours after announcement saying Leatherwood was fired
(RNS) — In a head-scratching turn of events, the executive board of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm now says its leader has not been fired. On Monday evening (July 22), the SBC Ethics ...
Once an SBC legend, Pressler’s legacy has been upended with accusations of sexual abuse
Paul Pressler, a retired Texas judge and one of the most influential evangelicals of the past 50 years, has died.
Had worked with a number of high-profile Christian ministries
An agreement with state legal regulators bars former President Donald Trump's legal adviser Jenna Ellis from practicing law in Colorado.
Stolen money allegedly boosted conservative media company’s revenue
The Epoch Times, a once obscure Chinese-American newspaper that rose to prominence as a promoter of Donald Trump and conservative causes, is distancing itself from a top executive arrested for allegedly laundering at least $67 ...
The bill might push ministries to avoid filing Form 990s through church classification.
A new piece of legislation introduced earlier this month would require not-for-profit organizations to report grants they make to foreign entities.
