In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in political activity.

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 last thing I want people to be thinking about while I provide pastoral care − at a hospital, on a deathbed, in moments of need − is whether our politics align.