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okasha

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2. There willl be an appeal.

Reply to cbayer (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 06:41 PM

Feb 2015

Given that an Episcopal Church owns all the Church property within its various dioceses, this judge has 1. sanctioned theft; and 2. ruled that the breakaways constitute the true Episcopal Church, which effectively tears up the1st. Amendment.

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I am surprised at the outcome, but divorce is divorce, I guess. cbayer Feb 2015 #1

There willl be an appeal. okasha Feb 2015 #2

Ah, I did not know that, but it seemed like a surprising ruling. cbayer Feb 2015 #3

Here's the 46 page decision. rug Feb 2015 #6

This judge must have been a RWNJ. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #4

Not necessarily. We've lost in Texas and Illinois at the state supreme court level. kwassa Feb 2015 #7

This seems tro be the gist of the Judge's ruling - pinto Feb 2015 #5