How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics

The following article by Susan Anderson, Profession of Accounting, Elon University, was posted on the Conversation website November 22, 2017:

Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, raised questions about the proposed changes to charity tax laws during a congressional hearing.

The tax package pending in Congress includes a provision that would leave churches and other nonprofits, which by law must be nonpartisan, suddenly free to engage in political speech.

This measure, currently only in the House version of the bill, could potentially change charitable life as we know it. Continue reading “How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics”