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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The Backstory to ‘Sound of Freedom’

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The Backstory to ‘Sound of Freedom’

July 26, 2023

By William PerkinsEditor With the smash hit movie Sound of Freedom sweeping the country and now set for international release, distributor Angel Studios is riding…

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Remember the martyrs

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Remember the martyrs

December 29, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The implausibility of the Christmas story

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The implausibility of the Christmas story

December 22, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: A new danger on the Internet

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: A new danger on the Internet

December 16, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Give thanks where it’s due

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Give thanks where it’s due

November 22, 2022

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.