Does the Johnson Amendment Curtail Church Freedom?

Almost 90 percent of Protestant pastors and 80 percent of parishioners agree that churches should stay out of politics. But the truth is many moral issues are deeply political.

I'm the author of “Nonprofit Law: the Life Cycle of a Nonprofit” and a professor in the School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst. From my perspective, a bigger question is how far are pastors and other leaders of houses of worship muzzled under the current law?

Here's a detailed look at what pastors and other leaders of houses of worship can and cannot say under the Johnson Amendment.