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First Church and Parish, Dedham MA. Baker v. Fales, also known as The Dedham Case, was a seminal case of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.It involved the First Church and Parish in Dedham rejecting the minister the Town of Dedham selected for it and its split into the Allin Congregational Church.
The historical development of major church branches from their roots. Ecclesiastical separatism is the withdrawal of people and churches from Christian denominations, usually to form new denominations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the separating puritans advocated departure from the Church of England. These people became known as dissenters.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 454 U.S. 464 (1982), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court refused to expand the Flast v. Cohen exception to the taxpayer standing rule.
In February 2001, the group's Hayden Lake compound and intellectual property, including the names "Aryan Nations" and "Church of Jesus Christ Christian", were transferred to the Keenans. [24] Idaho native and millionaire philanthropist Greg Carr purchased the property from the Keenans, donating it to the North Idaho College Foundation.
But former members of Anaheim Vineyard behind a new lawsuit say the move is one the Scotts had planned, and centers on the hefty assets of this Vineyard USA "mother church." They're alleging fraud ...
A Boston-area Catholic priest who pushed for the ouster of the powerful Bernard Cardinal Law in a church abuse scandal now faces his own allegations of sexual misconduct, a new lawsuit claims ...
Fox News Digital chatted with Diana Thomson, from the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, about Minnesota's efforts to prevent two Christian colleges from participating in the dual enrollment program.
English Dissenters or English Separatists were Protestants who separated from the Church of England in the 17th and 18th centuries. [1] English Dissenters opposed state interference in religious matters and founded their own churches, educational establishments [ 2 ] and communities.