The Johnson Amendment prohibits tax-exempt religious and charitable organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Some Oklahoma churches have found a loophole: partnerships with other organizations let them reveal political alignments.

Raynee Howell’s story, Pulpit Politics: Johnson Amendment Rarely Enforced can be read here.

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