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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Another cultural icon goes ‘woke’

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Another cultural icon goes ‘woke’

July 30, 2021

By William PerkinsEditor The venerable Sports Illustrated magazine took a deep dive into the country’s culture battle when the publication breathlessly announced last week that…

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The cancel culture strikes again, and not for the last time

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The cancel culture strikes again, and not for the last time

March 8, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Four Years of More Tears

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Four Years of More Tears

February 24, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Mimi’s Social Score

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Mimi’s Social Score

January 26, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: ‘It would rain fetuses and blood’

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: ‘It would rain fetuses and blood’

January 15, 2021

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.