"Actually, it's an IRS admission — nothing has changed," Blair said. "I guess the confusion is over. ... I've never been worried about it. I knew the law was on our side."

According to the New York Times, the IRS made a statement in a court filing that was intended to settle a lawsuit filed by two Texas churches and Christian broadcasters.

The IRS wrote in a new court filing that it had jointly agreed with two Texas churches and an association of Christian broadcasters that sued the IRS that religious institutions should be exempt from...