“LifeWay Research: 1 in 10 Churches Has Had Funds Stolen.” Lifeway Research, a ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention’s LifeWay Christian Resources, reports on a survey of 1,000 pastors that about one in ten Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds.
Author: Josh S. Tatum
FREE Webinar from Church Executive on Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Law, Aug. 24 @ 11:00 a.m. E.D.T.
FREE Webinar from Church Executive on Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Law, Aug. 24 @ 11:00 a.m. E.D.T. Register here. Here’s the description:
Free webinar: Managing Governance Risks for Mission Success
Free webinar from GuideOne: Managing Governance Risks for Mission Success, Aug. 24 @ 9:00 a.m. E.D.T. about streamlining board performance and managing common governance risks. Register here.
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“Neighbors sue [Nashville] church over micro home village planned for people experiencing homelessness”
“Neighbors sue [Nashville] church over micro home village planned for people experiencing homelessness.” The Contributor, a nonprofit weekly street newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Nashville, reports: Continue reading ““Neighbors sue [Nashville] church over micro home village planned for people experiencing homelessness””
D. Mass.: Challenge to solar farm dismissed for failure to show sacred Indian mounds existed on site
D. Mass.: Challenge to solar farm dismissed for failure to show sacred Indian mounds existed on site. The decision concluded that RLUIPA doesn’t create a right to carry out religious activities on property owned or controlled by another. Continue reading “D. Mass.: Challenge to solar farm dismissed for failure to show sacred Indian mounds existed on site”
8th Cir.: Nebraska law limiting funeral protests to 500 feet away doesn’t violate First Amendment
8th Cir.: Nebraska law limiting funeral protests to 500 feet away doesn’t violate First Amendment The Omaha World-Herald reports here.
Find the decision here: Phelps-Roper v. Ricketts, (8th Cir., Aug. 11, 2017)
1733 Practical effect of Trinity Lutheran
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5644303/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]The conclusion of Josh’s discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Continue reading “1733 Practical effect of Trinity Lutheran”
1732 Cases remanded after Trinity Lutheran
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5619167/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]The third part of Josh’s discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Dave and Josh talk about two cases remanded by the Supreme Court. One involves a voucher program in Colorado. The other involves a textbook-renting program in New Mexico.
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1731 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer dissent
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5589892/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]The second part of Josh’s discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer. Dave and Josh talk about the separate opinions by Justice Stephen Breyer, who concurred only in the judgment favoring the church, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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1730 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer decision
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5570698/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]Josh talks with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer.
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