BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The IRS made a legal filing last month allowing religious leaders to endorse political candidates in houses of worship, without losing their tax exemption statuses.

According to legal expert Jeremy Rosenthal , the Johnson Amendment , which has been around since 1954, was created to keep certain nonprofit organizations from endorsing political candidates.

IRS changes decades old legal precedent to allow churches and nonprofits to endorse candidates (WMTV)

“The IRS has taken that to mean that if you endorse... or mobilize politically in any way, that you could lose your tax-free exemption that you get,” explained Rosenthal.

However, with the new ruling, faith leaders and nonprofits can now throw their weight in the political ring. But there’s a catch.

“It

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