church autonomy
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GwenBethesda University Seeks Supreme Court Review of Religious Institution Leadership Rights
Bethesda University, a Pentecostal college located in Anaheim, California, has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to affirm the right of religious institutions to select their own...
Ninth Circuit Applies Ministerial Exception to Bar Wage and Hour Claims in Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America marks a significant development in the legal understanding of the “ministerial exception.” This doctrine...
Chaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Sako Discusses Promising Beginnings in Relations with Other Syriac Churches
Patriarch of the Chaldean Church Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako opened the 2025 Synod of the Chaldean Church on 17 November with morning prayer and Divine Liturgy at...
Philip Phi
