Church Legal Issues
September 18, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Counseling, Family Enrichment, Moral issues, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/september-web-only/megachurch-mass-wedding-cohabitation-pastor-bryan-carter.html INTERVIEW BY MARIA BAER As cohabitation continues to rise and more research details the instability of the arrangement for families, churches that champion marriage inevitably have to grapple with the issue. In a 2011 survey, more than half of Protestant pastors said they would marry couples who had been living together. Leaders at churches […]
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August 22, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Christian Workers, Church Legal Issues, Civil Disobedience, Finances, Moral issues, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/august/billy-graham-rule-sheriff-north-carolina-lawsuit.html? A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy sues his former employer for religious discrimination after it wouldn’t accommodate his request to not train a female officer one-on-one. By: David Roach A former North Carolina sheriff’s deputy may be the first to file a lawsuit alleging he faced discrimination for his commitment to the “Billy Graham Rule.” […]
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February 23, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
www.snapnetwork.org/abuse of faith_feb19 Debbie Vasquez at 14 By: SNAP Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests February 19, 2019 SNAP is the largest, oldest and most active support group for women and men wounded by religious and institutional authorities (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns, coaches, teachers, and others). She was 14, she said, when she […]
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February 23, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Emotional healing, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/february/southern-baptist-abuse-investigation-houston-chronicle-sbc.html I have absolutely no desire to gloat over what our Southern Baptist friends are walking through; instead, I hurt with them. My goal with this blog is hopefully to warn us all, sharing what is now public information. I lived through a sexual abuse lawsuit in my tenure as a conference bishop when a Christian Day School […]
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November 1, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Civil Disobedience, Evangelism, Moral issues, Persecution of Christians, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/november/what-to-do-about-persecution-in-china.html?share=56xKkXi%2fdTPQjQCm3LBm6NPogOGXW4vm The [Chinese] government is removing crosses from their steeples and replacing them with the national flag. Inside, the crosses are being replaced with pictures of President Xi. Congregations must sing patriotic songs in worship. Parents can’t bring their children to church. CHINA CRACKS DOWN – AGAIN By: Mark Galli The tanks don’t always […]
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October 11, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Civil Disobedience, Evangelism, Persecution of Christians, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
“Their suffering does not go unnoticed by God, and so it should never go unnoticed by us.” Ed Stetzer christianitytoday.com/news/2018/september/china-bans-zion-beijing-house-church-surveillance-ezra-jin.ht Shut down after Sunday services, influential congregation had refused orders to install government face recognition surveillance cameras. WORLD WATCH MONITOR Christianity Today’s Jeremy Weber contributed to this report. Beijing authorities threatened to close Zion Church […]
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October 11, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Drxual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
www.churchlawandtax.com/blog/2018/july/abuse-claims-again-top-reason-churches-go-to-court BY: RICHARD HAMMAR Analysis of 2017 data also shows property disputes, zoning issues among the top problems. I do a litigation review every year for church leaders based on about 12,000 cases I read pertaining to religious organizations across all 50 states and the federal courts. I systematically categorize them by type to help […]
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August 16, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Emotional healing, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/august/willow-creek-bill-hybels-heather-larson-elders-resign In sharing this story, I have no desire to sensationalize, or to celebrate the pain of Willow Creek Church or its founding pastor. In addition, everything in this article is now public information. My motive is sincerely to warn. I am convinced the devil’s first strategy is to get a pastor into a trap. His next […]
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July 11, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Building Improvements, Church Legal Issues, Church Planting
www.startchurch.com/blog/view/name/city-bans-church-from-worshipping-in-coffee-shop? By: Raul Rivera What if a zoning law could keep your church from holding worship services? A church in Maryland has recently found itself in a legal battle with the city of Laurel, Maryland over zoning laws and whether or not it can continue to hold worship services. This is not the first time a […]
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January 30, 2018 | by Frank Tunstall | Christian Workers, Church Legal Issues, Emotional healing, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
Introduction By: Frank G. Tunstall Dr. Maureen Farrell Garcia has written an excellent article on how to spot sex offenders in the church. In fact, it’s the best I have ever read. I think it is must reading for all pastors and Christian workers charged with training and protecting children and young people. Every youth pastor should read […]
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