Clergy Act Would Give Pastors Second Chance to Join Social Security
“n a move lauded by Evangelical leaders, U.S. legislators have reintroduced the bipartisan Clergy Act. The act offers a way out for clergy experiencing buyer’s remorse after taking advantage of a special exemption in the tax code.” - MinistryWatch
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The only way a pastor can opt out of social security is to claim paying into SS is a violation of one's conscience and religious beliefs. The guys I know who opted out weren't conscientious objectors; they just didn't want to pay into SS.
Funny how one's conscientious objections fade the closer one gets to retirement age.
Funny how one’s conscientious objections fade the closer one gets to retirement age.
Or perhaps they didn’t understand. Or perhaps they changed their views.
I didn’t opt out because I didn’t have a religious objection. And it is likely some opted out because of how bad SS is as a system. But I would be slower to sit in judgment on those who opted out and those who might opt back in.
I increasingly don’t understand the need to pile on people who do certain things.
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