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You do realize that that was an intentionally chosen endorsement specifically done in protest of the Johnson Amendment? It's a bit of a reach to extrapolate that into "it happens all the time".

You do also realize that the IRS has agreed to investigate the tax status of churches participating in such protests? http://ffrf.org/images/jointmotiontodismiss.pdf

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A few years back I used the IRS's form to report three local churches for prominently displaying candidate's promotional signs on their property. I also included photographic evidence of said signs, clearly on church property. Anecdotes be anecdotes, but I can personally guarantee that there have been at least three instances where a church has illegally promoted candidates, been reported, and yet maintained their tax-exempt status.

> "You do realize that that was an intentionally chosen endorsement specifically done in protest of the Johnson Amendment"

As opposed to what? An unintentional endorsement? They perfectly know what the law is and they choose to break it. They have been doing it for decades, because they know the IRS won't do anything.

Hundreds of churches have been caught doing it. How many of them have lost their tax-free status?

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