'Unshackling the pulpit' or 'a brazen attack'?: 7 reactions to IRS letting pastors endorse politicians
1. Family Research Council
Tony Perkins, president of the national Christian conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council, which has supported efforts in the past to repeal the Johnson Amendment, called the move "a long time in coming."
"After years of education, agitation, and the efforts of many, churches will now be unshackled from the Johnson Amendment — free to speak biblically on cultural issues and candidates without fear of the IRS," stated Perkins on social media.
"I am grateful and thank all who have worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome, especially [lawyer and Patrick Henry College founder] Mike Farris, who did a lot of the heavy lifting."
