The NYT forgot the #proMcCarthy anti democracy religious complicity was the reason for the #JohnsonAmendment.
LBJ feared groups like Facts Forum and Committee for Constitutional Government were abusing tax-exempt status to return to #wrongfuldeportations. eg Chaplin
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/johnson-amendment-church-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
How Conservative Christians Cracked the Johnson Amendment

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.

The New York Times