+Buried deep in the back of the proposed 429-page tax bill (on page 427, to be precise) is a treacherous scheme to misuse houses of worship as tools for political campaigns that would further divide our country and harm faith communities.
+Washington, DC - Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, which advocates on behalf of the work of charitable nonprofits nationwide, released the following statement on the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
+Nonprofits
+Tim Delaney, head of the National Council of Nonprofits, worries that all nonprofits could be covered by the loosening of the politicking rules.
+Washington, DC - Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, released the following statement in response to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
+Emily Peterson-Cassin of the Bright Lines Project, which urges clarity on what nonprofits can and cannot do in the political arena, said the terms “de minimis” and “ordinary course of business” give the IRS wide latitude on interpretation.
+“They did a number of things: some good, some bad, some god awful,” said David Thompson, vice president of public policy for the National Council of...
+Most charities and religious leaders oppose scrapping the Johnson Amendment, according to multiple polls, saying it would plunge such organizations into partisan politics.
+YMCA members complained about being contacted for political purposes, and ...
+Lobbyists and Capitol Hill staffers have privately said for weeks that a full-fledged tax revamp is unlikely, indicating that lawmakers may end up settling for a mix of temporary rate cuts and permanent provisions.
