Social Security Now Mandatory For Clergy

The January 19 issue of Christianity Todaycarried a news item starting that beginning this year the law requires all ordained ministers to participate in the Social Security program as self-employed persons. Heretofore participation was optional; and, as far as I know, most of our ministers have not participated. However, because this bit of news has, to my knowledge and that of some of my colleagues, not been given much publicity, and may have escaped the notice of many, I thought it well to...