- "A federal judge has ruled that an Internal Revenue Service [IRS] exemption that allows clergy to shield a portion of their salary from federal income taxes is unconstitutional. The clergy housing exemption applies to an estimated 44,000 ministers, priests, rabbis, imams and others." http://www.religionnews.com/2013/11/24/a-federal-judges-significant-decision-clergy-tax-free-housing-is-not-constitutional/ 7 comments politics