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ERLC EXPLAINER: Flag case before U.S. Supreme Court has important implications for First Amendment, religious freedom of expression

FLAG FLAP – Flags fly over Boston City Hall as the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates an important case involving use of one of the flag poles by a Christian group. (Photo credit: Andrew J. San)

ERLC EXPLAINER: Flag case before U.S. Supreme Court has important implications for First Amendment, religious freedom of expression

January 20, 2022

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 18 in the appeal of Shurtleff v. Boston, a case that Southern…

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday observed as U.S. Supreme Court ponders decision on Mississippi abortion law

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday observed as U.S. Supreme Court ponders decision on Mississippi abortion law

January 19, 2022

Race still a touchy issue when it comes to church

ROCKWELL ON RACE — The Golden Rule was the subject addressed by famed American painter Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) in this work of art that was selected in 1961 for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post magazine. (Photo credit: Norman Rockwell Museum)

Race still a touchy issue when it comes to church

January 12, 2022

Interim president for SBC Executive Committee to be named

January 11, 2022

Biden administration eases access to risky abortion drugs

Biden administration eases access to risky abortion drugs

December 29, 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.