“IRS affirms right of pastors to engage in some political activities”

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The Liberty Legal Institute, meanwhile, cautions that liberal groups are engaged in a national campaign filing IRS complaints against pastors.

“They sound very confident and file many complaints yet none are found valid even by the IRS,” said Shackelford. Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal firm, also says the Texas case reveals attempts by “radical groups bent on squelching any church involvement in societal affairs” to use the IRS as an advocacy tool.

“While the outcome of this case was good, the history of the case and the IRS’ investigation demonstrate that the tax code must be changed to prohibit these attacks on churches,” Stanley told The Christian Post, noting that the IRS continues to issue increasingly vague guidance.