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IN THE MARGINS: When right and wrong become just opinions

IN THE MARGINS: When right and wrong become just opinions

December 11, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor Scroll through the news or your social media feed for five minutes and it’s obvious: we are not on the same page…

IN THE MARGINS: Living fully in the only day we really have

IN THE MARGINS: Living fully in the only day we really have

December 4, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try

IN THE MARGINS: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try

November 28, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Grateful in a world that shouts ‘not enough’

IN THE MARGINS: Grateful in a world that shouts ‘not enough’

November 21, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Loving the truth in the age of conspiracies

IN THE MARGINS: Loving the truth in the age of conspiracies

November 14, 2025

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.