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11 Mar 2011, 2:29 pm
What is clear from reading Justice Roberts’ decision is that he and his fellow justices in the majority interpret the words and actions of Westboro Baptist Church as on a continuum with other religious voices in the public square, more outrageous and extreme, to be sure, but even so as part of the ‘public debate’ that religious voices in America have long fought to be a part of. [read post]
24 Apr 2016, 8:23 am
Such a holding would usurp the role of local governments in zoning matters when a religious group is seeking a variance, and impermissibly would favor religious uses over secular uses. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 4:24 pm
No matter what the Virginia Supreme Court eventually decides, this news cannot be welcome either to the Diocese or to ECUSA and their attorneys. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 4:00 am
LEXIS 27235, Jan. 18. 2017) and dismissed an action alleging invasion of privacy and defamation brought by a member of a Catholic church who claimed that a priest violated his 1st Amendment rights by disclosing plaintiff's use of the confessional to communicate with individuals involved in a civil litigation matter. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:05 am
Churches have a fundamental right “to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government[.] [read post]
28 Aug 2024, 4:05 am
Instead, the officers attempted to enforce what, from their perspective, appeared to be a settled matter: Couzens’s removal as IBC’s pastor.... [read post]
10 Aug 2012, 4:10 am
The court concluded that the case should be able to be resolved using neutral principles of law, but if at trial it turns out that matters of doctrinal interpretation or church governance are at issue, the court should then dismiss the case. [read post]
1 Sep 2019, 10:12 am
In In re First Christian Methodist Evangelistic Church, (TX App., Aug. 30, 2019), a Texas state appellate court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, as a matter of constitutional law, prevented civil courts from adjudicating a pastor's claim that he was entitled to 6 months severance pay under his employment contract. [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 8:48 am
The percentage of Latinos who identify as Protestant — evangelical and other Christian faiths — is expected to grow from about 25% today to 50% by 2030.Why it matters: More Latinos are leaving Catholicism for Protestant churches, which is influencing the political landscape in the U.S.By the numbers: Half of U.S. [read post]
3 Dec 2007, 9:24 am
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit announces its ruling in Americans United for Separation of Church and State v. [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm
Michael D’Antonio, Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal (Thomas Dunne Books 2013) Ray Mouton, In God’s House: A Novel About One of the Great Scandals of Our Time (Head of Zeus 2012) No matter how hard they try—and they have given it all they have—the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy cannot keep the truth of its callous and calculated disregard of children from reaching the mainstream media and seeping into our common culture. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 6:16 am
Cite this article as: David Pocklington, "COVID-19 information for churches in Wales" in Law & Religion UK, 26 April 2022, https://lawandreligionuk.com/2022/04/26/covid-19-information-for-churches-in-wales/ [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 1:19 am
Washington Post: God and the IRS: What the Bible Can Teach Us About Tax Policy: The church oversteps its authority when it comments on matters about which God’s Word does not give it an authoritative, prophetic voice. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 10:47 am
To say that the past Supreme Court term was consequential might be to understate matters. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 1:05 pm
The Australian’s Dennis Shanahan says it has been discovered the Vatican and associated entities - from 2014 - have transferred $2.3 billion to Australia , and when he contacted senior church officials about the matter "they hadn't heard about it". [read post]
29 Aug 2018, 12:10 pm
The sex abuse charges now roiling the Catholic Church are a serious matter. [read post]
12 Jul 2024, 12:11 pm
Shemtov (Summary process; commercial property; arbitration agreement; first amendment religious autonomy doctrine; entanglement of civil authority in matters of church governance) [read post]
10 Apr 2010, 6:00 am
Human rights law, in other words, protects church autonomy – it protects the freedom of religious communities to govern and organize themselves, to decide religious matters without government interference, to establish their own criteria for membership, leadership, and orthodoxy, etc. [read post]
4 Mar 2016, 8:16 am
Irrespective of who's on the ballot--and, for that matter, irrespective of who ultimately wins--one thing is for certain: in seven months or so, a bunch of church-goers are going to hear their spiritual leader endorse a candidate. [read post]
13 Sep 2018, 2:22 pm
The rapidly unfolding crisis in the Roman Catholic Church is not a matter of concern to Catholics alone. [read post]
