{"id":99759,"date":"2021-02-23T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=99759"},"modified":"2021-02-23T05:53:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:53:46","slug":"star-telegram-supreme-court-ends-12-year-fort-worth-legal-battle-over-100-million-in-church-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=99759","title":{"rendered":"(Star-Telegram) Supreme Court ends 12-year Fort Worth legal battle over $100 million in church property"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Fort Worth case, the Episcopal national church argued that church law \u2014 specifically a rule known as the Dennis Canon \u2014 dictates church property is held in a trust for the national church, and does not belong to the congregations themselves. In 2018, a Fort Worth Appeals Court agreed and sided with the group that remained loyal to the national church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the Texas Supreme Court reversed the decision in May and ruled that Texas law allows a trust to be revoked,<\/a> and Texas law supersedes canon law. The opinions also differed because the Texas Supreme Court applied the law as if the church were a corporation.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Ryan Reed, the current leader of the Fort Worth diocese belonging to the Anglican Church in North America, wrote in a press release Monday that the decision \u201cmarks a turning point for us as a Diocese.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court ends 12-year Fort Worth legal battle over $100 million in #Episcopalchurch<\/a> property in favor of traditional #Anglican<\/a> diocese https:\/\/t.co\/1RkBN1yAiG<\/a> #religion<\/a> #neutralprinciples<\/a> #soctus<\/a> #ethics<\/a> #law<\/a> #usa<\/a> #Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) February 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n