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10 Jun 2013, 5:46 pm
Protestant Episcopal Church, 685 S.E.2d 163, 171 (S.C. 2009), under which the nature of the polity of ECUSA is irrelevant; and (3) Judge Houck himself recognizes in his own opinion that South Carolina courts are free so to proceed under the law as declared in Jones v. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 4:24 pm
A writ panel of three Justices of the Virginia Supreme Court, who heard oral arguments on October 16 in favor of the Petition for Appeal filed by The Falls Church Anglican following the adverse judgment by the Fairfax County Circuit Court has issued an order granting review of the case. [read post]
20 Jun 2014, 12:23 pm
Justice White then asked her (echoing Judge Ortbal's ruling) if it was not the case that there was no highest body in the Episcopal Church which had already ruled on whether a diocese may leave, so that there was no decision by the Church on that issue to which the civil courts would have to defer. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 12:39 pm
Virtually anyone authorized by statute can confer such a status, provided the couple has obtained a "license" in accordance with the State's own requirements, and specifically, it does not have to be conferred by anyone ordained to the priesthood.One would have thought until now that the Episcopal Church (USA) had managed to keep the two separate. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 7:51 am
A teacher is just finishing his lecture to the assembled Bishops, who are all from Province IV of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.David Booth Beers: . . . [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 11:41 am
Later deeds signed by the Diocese contain similar restrictions…Then it shows how Judge Bellows’ ruling simply glides past these differences:Without even discussing the foregoing precedent, the trial court simply reasoned that most deeds here “refer explicitly to the churches being Episcopal churches or make other reference to their Episcopal character,” and that “those deeds that do not use the word Episcopal were to… [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 5:57 pm
That finding, once it is formalized in this case, will put the final lie to 815's mantra that "People may leave the Church, but Dioceses may not." [read post]
5 Oct 2010, 11:33 am
In case the Episcopate of a Diocese be vacant, no proceedings toward its division shall be taken until the vacancy is filled. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 7:23 am
This left the church free for the congregation that wished to remain in the Episcopal Church (USA).By all accounts, that congregation took over the management of the property and began, under a dedicated vicar, to grow its numbers. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 11:13 am
It argues that the Supreme Court should order the cases dismissed, for want of a justiciable question.Were the Supreme Court to follow this advice, of course, it would leave the parties in the status quo ante, when the rump diocese of Fort Worth and the Episcopal Church (USA) filed their lawsuits against Bishop Iker and the other Trustees of the Corporation of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 3:30 am by Howard Friedman
Courts around the country decide disputes over ownership of property after numerous conservative Episcopal parishes move to Anglican affiliations.8. [read post]
13 May 2011, 1:55 pm
Andrew's Episcopal Church and Bishop Ohl from the Hood County case involving the bequest left to that church (when it was a member of Bishop Iker's Diocese) by one of its parishioners. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 11:05 am
Wolf to decide Episcopal Church cases is that the Supreme Court intended to offer, via that case, an alternative to the traditional approach by which courts were required to defer to decisions by so-called "hierarchical churches". [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 8:08 am
Paul's Episcopal Church of Conway; The Episcopal Church of the Parish of Prince George Winyah, Georgetown; the Parish of St. [read post]
18 Sep 2011, 3:36 pm
As readers of this blog are aware, your Curmudgeon is no fan of the Dennis Canon, which I like to call the Episcopal Church (USA)'s Trojan Horse. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 11:42 am
The ever-cocky Episcopal Church (USA) and the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, following its lead, declined to file responses to the petition. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 12:03 am
They need to hear that not all of the Episcopal Church has abandoned them! [read post]
10 Dec 2014, 8:46 am
Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina, and thereby established that church property disputes in the State are to be decided under "neutral principles of law. [read post]