{"id":72101,"date":"2018-06-11T16:02:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72101"},"modified":"2018-06-11T18:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T22:46:11","slug":"a-message-from-the-rector-of-saint-philips-charleston-about-todays-supreme-court-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72101","title":{"rendered":"A Message from the rector of Saint Philip&#8217;s, Charleston, about today&#8217;s Supreme Court Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-4052148935024885664logo m_-4052148935024885664editor-col m_-4052148935024885664OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"m_-4052148935024885664gl-contains-image\">\n<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664editor-image m_-4052148935024885664logo-container m_-4052148935024885664editor-image-vspace-on\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"m_-4052148935024885664publish-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/Qdmecr329AQjAXgNpaUAHbi-QB_CZsoFZVvlltkOqh7YfBO5e5ftM0DgUaIui9EAsWSTrqiCGU1hErBWL_9npVkKOXBUZNe7k1-JZfExG6lp8BGvmCgoiuFH185yKW59IKzvQsw3ACmR4xw=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/2985be5c001\/e0a847c9-d238-4ab5-af70-5f5e2f156446.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-4052148935024885664editor-col m_-4052148935024885664OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"m_-4052148935024885664gl-contains-divider\">\n<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664editor-divider\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664galileo-ap-content-editor\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-4052148935024885664divider-base m_-4052148935024885664divider-solid\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#523182\" height=\"1\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/BH60OqumPyVVG3tZR9MrWLwQ7ysZsJajvGxZYo5eCP98rhyfnKCfOI0fJlTeYNEd2SdJFgXOxiw2k8ojQqWHQQqUdkpesqL0uSZpzdMqcwE1D8gxSqK6eFT9zA=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/1101116784221\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_-4052148935024885664galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-4052148935024885664section-headline m_-4052148935024885664editor-col m_-4052148935024885664OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"m_-4052148935024885664gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_-4052148935024885664editor-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-4052148935024885664text-container m_-4052148935024885664galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1334779601\"><span class=\"aQJ\">June 11, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Jesus said, \u201cEveryone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.\u201d<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\u2014Matthew\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1334779602\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7:24<\/span><\/span>\u201325<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Dear Friends,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">We learned today that the Supreme Court of the United States has denied the petition for writ of certiorari that was requested by the Diocese of South Carolina, St.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Philip<\/span>\u2019s Church, and twenty-eight other aligned parishes. Though we are disappointed with this decision, our attorneys will be pressing forward. There remain two actions in the Dorchester County Court of Common Pleas, both of which regard the property rights of the Diocese and its parishes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">In one, the remittitur case, we will seek a specific evidentiary inquiry as to whether or not St.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Philip<\/span>\u2019s and twenty-eight other parishes actually acceded to the terms of the Dennis Canon. The Dennis Canon was found by the S.C. Supreme Court to have created a trust interest over the church properties, with the Episcopal Church as the trust beneficiary. In the other, the Betterments case, we will seek recovery, under a South Carolina statute, of the value of certain improvements on the respective church properties.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">There is also a federal court trademark action, brought by TEC and the Episcopal Church in South Carolina against our Diocese and its parishes, which seeks damages for the alleged improper use of the term \u201cEpiscopal\u201d and other related relief. So, though the Supreme Court of the United States could have ended most or all of this litigation by agreeing to hear our property rights case, its unwillingness to do so will cause us to continue the litigation in the state and federal court systems in South Carolina.\u00a0We will continue to keep you apprised of any additional developments in both the state and federal litigation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">In the meantime, let me assure you there is no cause for despair! The Lord\u2019s Easter victory is evidence that our Heavenly Father\u2019s plans and purposes cannot be thwarted. God is sovereign over the affairs of men and nations, and He has us right where He wants us\u2014in a posture of dependence. As we have throughout this entire legal process, we will continue to be faithful to Jesus Christ and His call to preach the Gospel. We will NOT be distracted from the mission of the church no matter what comes our way!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">One of the hymns we sang this past\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1334779603\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0put it best\u2026<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Faithfully Yours,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>The Rev Jeff Miller is rector, Saint Philip&#8217;s, Charleston SC<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 11, 2018 Jesus said, \u201cEveryone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 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