by Jeremy Dys • 1 minute
For at least 153 years, it has been the unmistakable holding of the U.S. Supreme Court that the nation’s courts lack jurisdiction over matters involving religious disputes. This is the doctrine of church autonomy. In our highly litigious society, this may leave some at a loss: how might disputes be resolved, if not by the courts?
For Bethesda University, at least, First Liberty Institute recently asked the Justices of the Supreme Court to uphold its century-and-a-half precedent. Our petition suggests some courts have arrogated to themselves a right not given them in the Constitution. If left unreversed, the California court’s decision threatens the autonomy of religious institutions—churches, synagogues, mosques, colleges, charities—nationwide.
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