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BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 84-1586.

629 F.Supp. 1073 (1986)

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

As Amended March 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Bentley Ball, Ball & Skelly, Harrisburg, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Holly K. Harris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Scranton, Pa., Robert L. Gordon, Atty. Tax Div. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

CALDWELL, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

Plaintiffs, Bethel Baptist Church (Bethel), its pastor, employees and certain church members have challenged the constitutionality of the social security amendments of 1983 and 1984 which imposed for the first time mandatory participation in the social security system upon employees of non-profit institutions. Plaintiffs contend that the change in the law violates the free exercise and...

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