Last month Christians around the country were outraged when a local church pastor in California was told by a government agency that he had to discontinue meeting or go through process and get an expensive permit. The county backed down but it has raised some very interesting issues. [Read more here>>>]

The video response below is from Richard Hammar is an attorney, CPA, and best-selling author specializing in legal and tax issues for churches and clergy. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is the author of more than 100 books, including Pastor, Church & Law and the annual Church and Clergy Tax Guide . He also writes the Church Law & Tax Report newsletter, has contributed articles to numerous journals and publications, is a frequent speaker at legal and tax conferences, and has taught church law at a number of seminaries.