HARTFORD, Conn: Episcopalian dispute goes to Conn. Supreme Court
HARTFORD, Conn: Episcopalian dispute goes to Conn. Supreme Court
Associated Press
Feb 9, 2011
Lawyers for a local parish and the Episcopal Church clashed before the Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether the parish can keep its building and land after breaking ties with the national church. Similar disputers are playing out across the country.
The high court heard the case of the Bishop Seabury Church in Groton, which like dozens of parishes nationwide split from the national Episcopal Church after the 2003 appointment of a gay bishop in New Hampshire and what they call other liberal changes in the church's theology.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Associated Press
Feb 9, 2011
Lawyers for a local parish and the Episcopal Church clashed before the Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether the parish can keep its building and land after breaking ties with the national church. Similar disputers are playing out across the country.
The high court heard the case of the Bishop Seabury Church in Groton, which like dozens of parishes nationwide split from the national Episcopal Church after the 2003 appointment of a gay bishop in New Hampshire and what they call other liberal changes in the church's theology.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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