Craig Huey, California refugee and marketing expert, said pastors across the nation are “in fear” of speaking out against political issues, even as Christians are under attack, as a result of the Johnson Amendment.
The Johnson Amendment, enacted in 1954, bans nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax exemptions, including churches, from participating in political campaigns if they want to keep their tax-exempt status.
Noting how the 1954 law has “changed” the role pastors played in American politics throughout the nation’s history, Huey explained how pastors used to be the “conscience” of communities and would “fight for what is right.”
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