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Evangelicals Tap Power of the Sun—and Government Rebates

More churches embracing solar power to care for creation and cut energy costs.

These States Are Devouring Widows’ Houses

A recent Supreme Court case reveals the injustice of property-tax debt forfeiture.

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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.

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Synod Votes to Simplify, Clarify Cross-Borders Relationship of the Christian Reformed Church

Task force proposal promises to help US and Canadian congregations work together more easily.

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Churches Still Depend on Clergy Housing Allowance

Despite recent legal cases and reports of greedy abuses, experts say the longstanding benefit remains safe.

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What Joe Biden Puts in the Collection Plate

Tax records show gifts to three churches, two religious charities, a food bank, and more.

No Friend of Tax Collectors

Churches are tax exempt for good reason. Anything else would be disastrous.

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What A Church Does, in Dollars and Cents

A sociologist explains a congregation’s contributions to the local economy.

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The Hidden Cost of Tax Exemption

Churches may someday lose their tax-exempt status. Would that be as bad as it sounds?

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Many Europeans Happy to Pay Tax to Churches They Don’t Attend

Pew finds a majority in six Western European countries are content to pay their “church tax” to support the common good.

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