For decades, pastors have fought for the right to speak on political issues and actively endorse candidates in their capacity as religious leaders. In July, the Internal Revenue Service decided to allow religious leaders to endorse political candidates from the pulpit, effectively upending a provision in decades-old tax law barring such activity.
Now, before a judge has weighed in on whether to allow that policy change, some religious leaders are already calling on congregations to demand greater political involvement from their churches, according to our reporting in partnership with The Texas Tribune and Fort Worth Report.
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