Pastors & Pulpits: A Win for the Church
For 70 years, the Johnson Amendment restricted churches from speaking freely on civil politics. Introduced by Senator Lyndon Johnson in 1954, it warned pastors to stay silent on candidates or risk losing their tax benefits. Though rarely enforced, it cast a long shadow. Pulpits grew cautious. Congregations disengaged. Bible-believing churches stepped back, while progressive pulpits spoke freely—applauded and untouched.
But that changed this week.