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Pastors Should Be More Involved in Politics, Not Less

Written by Robert Knight

Before 1954, pastors, priests and rabbis could openly endorse political parties or candidates.

Then came the Johnson Amendment, named for Lyndon Baines Johnson, then an U.S. Senator from Texas who tweaked the IRS code. Suddenly, tax-exempt nonprofits were barred from “participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.” The “opposition to” phrase was added in 1986.

A ruthless political strategist before and during his presidency, Johnson engineered this coup after two Texas nonprofit groups had supported his Senate primary opponent.… Continue Reading

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Drag Queen Story Hour, George Barna, James Dobson, Johnson Amendment, Kamala Harris, Lyndon Baines Johnson, McCulloch v. Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Rev. Franklin Graham, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Ronald Reagan, tax-exempt Churches, William Wilberforce

Political, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | July 15, 2025 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Pastors Should Be More Involved in Politics, Not Less

Will The GOP Finally End PBS and NPR Subsidies?

Written by Robert Knight

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is in the news again.

Kermit the Frog, the iconic “Sesame Street” Muppet, will give the 2025 commencement address at the University of Maryland.

Kermit’s appearance will coincide with the 65th anniversary of the graduation of UM’s Jim Henson, who was awarded a degree in home economics in 1960. In a press release, “Kermit” said he would keep the address upbeat, even though, as he put it, “It’s hard to be green.”… Continue Reading

Tags: Bill Clinton, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Jim Henson, Katherine Maher, Kermit the Frog, Laurence Jarvik, Marjorie Taylor Greene, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NPR, Paula Kerger, PBS, PBS: Behind the Screen, President Trump, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sesame Street, Stephen Lynch, The Free Press, The Washington Post, Uri Berliner

Media Watch | David E. Smith | April 1, 2025 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Will The GOP Finally End PBS and NPR Subsidies?

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