When Can a Ministry Count as a Church?
In the case of the Family Research Council, it depends on if you ask the IRS or the US Religion Census.
Assemblies of God Avoids Jury Trial in Sexual Abuse Case
Oregon lawsuit sought to hold national organization liable for crimes committed in a Royal Rangers program in the 1980s.
Supreme Court Extends LGBT Anti-Discrimination Protections
Legal experts worry that ruling in landmark workplace discrimination cases can’t provide the nuanced exemptions evangelicals have advocated for.
Amid Abuse Scandals, Legal Challenges Test Clergy Reporting Exemptions
Implications for church leaders loom as Montana reverses $35M judgment and other states continue tightening reporting laws.
Churches No Longer Face Overtime Pay Increase
Does mandated time-and-a-half help or hurt ministries? Experts weigh in.
The No. 1 Reason Churches End Up in Court Is No Longer Abuse
For the first time in a decade, there’s a new lawsuit leader.
TBN’s Jan Crouch Found Liable for Covering Up Granddaughter’s Alleged Rape
Jury awards $2 million in damages in civil lawsuit.
Wonder on the Web
Issue 52: Links to amazing stuff.
Overtime Pay Mandated for More Ministry Employees
But pastors are likely exempt.
Wonder on the Web
Issue 43: Links to amazing stuff.