There is evidence that political discussion is widespread inside congregations, beyond formal endorsements. A Pew survey conducted in April 2026 found that 66% of Americans who attend religious services at least monthly said their clergy had recently spoken about at least one of several political/social issues. Among white evangelical Protestants, the figure was 85%. Immigration, abortion, Israel, homosexuality, transgender issues and U.S. military action were among the topics measured.

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Trump administration has gone substantially further. In July 2025, the IRS told a federal court that communications from a house of worship to its congregation, including communications concerning electoral politics when viewed through religious faith, generally aren’t covered by the Johnson Amendment. Reuters reported that this interpretation could allow churches to endorse candidates to their own congregations without losing their tax-exempt status.

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Anonymous #2 17h

there is a pretty high standard of proof and it has to be the church, like a social media post on a pastor's personal page doesn't count... but like the church sign does

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Anonymous #2 15h

Not with this administration, see below

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Anonymous #3 15h

same </3

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Anonymous OP 15h

it's still worth a try. Even before this it wasn't considered political to have a view on something that's politicized, but if they outright said "vote (yes/no/for a politician)" that counted and it still does.

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Anonymous OP 8h

Obviously churches are going to discuss ongoing issues in society. Your point still doesn’t make sense. You can’t expect churches to totally ignore things that are going on in the world just because those things also come up in political discussion.

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