{"podcast":{"title":"The Stephen Mansfield Podcast","slug":"the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418","podcast_index_feed_id":478418,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/68/71/77/3b/6871773b-4e3e-48f2-a306-fe6f2af7d0cd/448946bf3cc5fb0f204945a0db3ab4dd771fcb0536c97d761e0c0be9ddee4c7563bdf0a04a4133ad12ea02fc4dfa2e8840c937cdc055ff8b1c2d198e18e9b9c3.jpeg","author":"The Stephen Mansfield Podcast","episode_count":612,"summary":"New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield (The Faith of George W. Bush, The Search for God and Guinness, Lincoln's Battle With God, Mansfield's Book of Manly Men, The Miracle of the Kurds) talks about today's cultural upheavals, trends and ironies, all while providing a fascinating look behind the scenes of his writing and travels.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T14:20:47.696599+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418"},"episode":{"title":"Still Here: The Johnson Amendment","slug":"still-here-the-johnson-amendment","published_at":"2025-08-13T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/still-here-the-johnson-amendment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/15a89853-3dd8-4771-bbcc-d25fd0d4b287.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/15a89853-3dd8-4771-bbcc-d25fd0d4b287.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"We're all familiar with the U.S. tradition of the separation of church and state. But what about the political matters that happen behind closed church doors? Despite recent headlines, the Johnson Amendment (prohibiting non-profits from endorsing political candidates) still remains in the IRS Tax Law. And though the Trump administration has agreed not to enforce this poorly conceived law, this protection may not last long. Above all, Stephen urges religious leaders to refrain from becoming personality cults, and instead use their influence to teach principles and truths that can guide congregations in their political decision-making. LEARN MORE: Website:  https://stephenmansfield.tv/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/mansfieldwrites/ X:  https://twitter.com/MansfieldWrites","meta_description":"We're all familiar with the U.S. tradition of the separation of church and state. But what about the political matters that happen behind closed church do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1195,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/episodes/still-here-the-johnson-amendment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/still-here-the-johnson-amendment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}