As we reported, an appeals court upheld the practice of pastors not having to pay taxes on their housing allowance. But, you might ask, why is that? Joe Carter explains the history of that provision, putting it into the context of the laws exempting religious
A mathematician took up the topic of hipsters. Specifically, why different individuals who try not to conform to what is seen as normal end up looking and acting very much like each other. After the jump, read the details, link to the math, and consider
When I heard about the Obama operative who said that the passage of Obamacare was helped by Americans’ “stupidity,” I assumed it was just a gaffe, with which Republicans could play “gotcha.” But it turns out, the comment was in the context of a frank
Pastors have traditionally been allowed to take a large percentage of their salary as a tax-free housing allowance. A lower court last year ruled that the benefit is unconstitutional. But now an appeals court has overturned that decision, meaning that the housing allowance is still
Another Lutheran joins me here at Patheos, Rebecca Florence Miller. She has made a splash already with her post Why Christians Should Stand Up for Atheists, which makes the case that religious liberty is for everyone, including those who reject religion. (Atheists are
A probe from the European Space Agency landed on a comet, an object just two and half miles wide, 300 million miles away. That’s quite a feat of engineering. (more…)
The Islamic State and al-Qaeda have been bitter rivals and have fought each other on the battlefield. But now the two terrorist groups are joining forces. (more…)
The Christian pollsters and research company the Barna Group has researched what kind of church architecture and design elements appeal most to the Millennial generation, the 18-29 year-olds that churches are trying hard to reach. Briefly, the Millennisals much prefer traditional church design, as well
Gen. Robert H. Scales (ret.), former commandant of the U.S. Army War College, explains the strategic situation in Iraq and what the administration hopes to accomplish with the nine 150-person training units of American troops that have been sent there. (more…)
The school board in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D. C., has voted not to name the holidays associated with religions on the school calendar. School will still be dismissed for Christmas, Easter, and the major Jewish holidays. But when Muslims wanted time
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