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Supreme Court weighs a church’s right to advertise services

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Alliance Defending Freedom, church court case, Church legal, Church legislation, Clyde Reed, David A. Cortman, Good News Community Church, Philip W. Savrin, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, religious freedom, Supreme Court

January 14, 2015 at 11:20 am.

The Supreme Court on Monday (Jan. 12) considered a tiny church’s curbside sign in a case that could raise the bar on government regulation of speech, and make it easier for houses of worship to advertise their services. The Alliance Defending Freedom, the advocacy group that represents Pastor Clyde Reed and his Good News Community Church, bills the case, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, as a religious rights case. But their attorney mostly argued it on free speech grounds.

Board duty is serious business!

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church board, church board governance, church bylaws, Church risk management, protecting church board, protecting church elders

January 1, 2015 at 6:00 am.

People of faith are frequently mission-driven and ministerially oriented. For many of these, volunteering is often considered more privilege than obligation. When such folks have managerial or leadership experience, or when they possess special expertise or have received professional education and training, it is not uncommon that they volunteer to serve the Church via board membership and activity. It is critically important to recognize, however, that even highly educated, skilled and experienced people do not necessarily understand what board service entails and requires of them.

What’s next for health care reform?

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adminstrator, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL, management, RISK MANAGEMENT

October 1, 2012 at 9:00 am.

The Supreme Court decision on the Obama health care reform

Picking a fight with the IRS: The politics issue

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First Amendment, freedom of speech, IRS, political activity

March 1, 2012 at 9:00 am.

From the founding of our country until 1953, churches and their ministers enjoyed complete freedom to address social, moral, Biblical and political issues. Churches have enjoyed exemptions from federal income tax in every income tax law enacted since 1861 without any restrictions on the political activities of the church. But in 1954 all that changed. As part of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, then Senator Lyndon B. Johnson added a new condition to the tax exemption for all nonprofit organizations: no political activity. This amendment to the Code prohibited all nonprofits from doing anything that would support or hinder a candidate for elective office. (For purposes of this article, I will use the prior sentence as the definition of “political activity.”) This amendment was added at the last minute without any discussion or hearings.

Under fire: The ‘ministerial exception’

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lawsuit, LEGAL, religious

February 1, 2012 at 9:00 am.

There is a blockbuster religious freedom case that is currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. Courts have generally believed that federal employment discrimination statutes do not apply to church employees performing religious functions.

Should churches and ministries care about trademarks?

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July 1, 2011 at 9:00 am.

“A good name is more desirable than great riches,” says Proverbs 22:1 but it takes an effort to keep it that way.

New privacy law aims to prevent misuse of genetic information

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March 10, 2010 at 11:27 am.

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) which took effect on March 21, 2009, is intended to protect the privacy of Americans.

Does the church bake sale threaten your tax-exempt status?

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adminstrator, business, church, FACILITIES, FINANCE, financial, IRS, law, LEADERSHIP, money, pastor, revenue, tax, tax-exempt

January 1, 2010 at 10:44 am.

In this modern era, many churches are offering more and more services to its congregants to attract new members, retain established members and create revenue to operate the church or fund its programs. Common examples may include a bookstore or coffee bar. As a general rule, a church is not taxed on its income or revenues from an activity that is substantially related to the religious or charitable purposes of the organization.