There is a brewing battle between the Internal Revenue Service and churches that want to both keep their non-profit, tax-exempt status and endorse presidential candidates. The Wall Street Journal’s Suzanne Sataline reports that the Alliance Defense Fund, a nonprofit, is planning to have 40-50 churches coordinate a special day of support for presidential candidates.

Pastors have contended that such endorsements must be allowed as part of their guidance of parishioners. But these are rules all other non-profits have to follow. Understanding Government, for example, can’t endorse a presidential candidate (not that anyone’s asked).   Understanding Government, a church, or any other non-profit can do this only if they agree to drop their tax-free status.  Read Sataline here. MB

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