Supreme Court May Affirm Church’s Rights to Speak Out on Political Subjects

Supreme Court justices may have an opportunity in 2026 to affirm the First Amendment rights of churches to advise congregants of the biblical perspective on major public policy issues in political campaigns and to provide information on the stands taken on those issues by candidates for elective office at all levels of government.

The case is National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), et. al. v IRS Commissioner Billy Long/Bessent, and it involves a serious challenge to the constitutionality...