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kwassa

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

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 11:20 PM

Feb 2015

while winning in most other states.

The US Supremes refused to pick up the Episcopal church appeal on the Texas decision, which means it will stay. Property decisions are usually decided at the state level, unfortunately.

I think the final score is that we've won most challenges, and lost a few. The same culture war playing out in the rest of society also plays out in these churches, and in the state courts. It is about the liberals vs. the conservatives, and in conservative states, they win.

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Breakaway Episcopal churches in South Carolina can keep property: judge [View all] Eugene Feb 2015 OP

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