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Episode 3767: IRS moves to end threat to church tax exemption for political speech | Texas Dem calls for killing ICE agents – Pratt on Texas 7/8/2025
July 08, 2025 · 43 min

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: After failing, in 2007, to well clarify the reach of the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has now joined plaintiffs asking a federal court in Texas to stop enforcement of the horrible restriction on political speech aimed mostly at churches and pastors. Sadly, many have used the un-American LBJ-sponsored legislation as an excuse to conform Christ’s Church to the world instead of working to move to the world to the way of God.

Here is a very good background piece on the Johnson Amendment which was seemingly written by LBJ to frustrate his political opponents.

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DEI marches on at Baylor University and at the City of San Antonio.

Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty’ for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.

DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents. 10 arrested, police officer shot in neck after alleged coordinated attack on Texas ICE detention facility.

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