The Institute of Islamic Studies is a Protestant network of scholars in Islamic studies that is carried out by the Evangelical Alliance in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Churches, the political arena, and society at large are provided foundational information relating to the topic of “Islam” through research and the presentation thereof via publications, adult education seminars, and […]

Focus on the Family is a conservative group that supports churches’ right to campaign. The founder of this organization is James C. Dobson who was also former chairman and president.

Richard Land is president of the nondenominational Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, N.C., and previously served for 25 years as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.

Read a Feb. 3, 2009, article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy about the court ruling against the IRS.

Read a Nov. 5, 2012, article from the National Catholic Reporter about the IRS not investigating politicking from churches.

PollingReport.com offers a collection of polls on Americans’ opinions on politics and religion.

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has this article on electioneering by houses of worship and the Religious Right.

Read an article from the First Amendment Center about churches challenging the IRS law.

Amy Black is a professor of political science at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. She co-authored Of Little Faith: The Politics of George W. Bush’s Faith-Based Initiatives and is the author of Honoring God in Red or Blue: Approaching Politics with Humility, Grace and Reason.