Top Five Tactics Bishops use to delay a local Methodist Church from voting on disaffiliation
When churches try to vote to leave the United Methodist […]
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The Good Book on religious property disputes is now available: Religious Property Disputes and the Law: House of God, Laws of Man, published by the American Bar Association
Detroit – August 10, 2021 – Daniel Dalton, co-founder of Detroit-headquartered […]
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Christ Church of Fairview Heights, Illinois leaves the United Methodist Church and retains its property
We are pleased to announce that our client, the former […]
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Religious property attorney responds to United Methodist Church announcement to hold off general conference vote on separation protocol until 2022
“Many (UMC) churches that have been waiting on the sidelines […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court allows Local Churches to keep their Property in Religious Property Disputes
In a huge blow to the Episcopal Church, and an […]
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Pensions are protected for Clergy leaving the United Methodist Church
One of the biggest issues that remain for clergy […]
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Will there be a General Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2021? (spoiler alert – not likely)
The odds are that the General Conference for the United […]
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Park and pray? Church wins preliminary injunction against City of St. Pete Beach, which attempted to forbid public parking in Church’s lot
City’s punitive measures restricting religious exercise of Pass-A-Grille Beach Community […]
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Hobbs Chapel Church in Cape Girardeau, Missouri leaves the United Methodist Church and Keeps its Property
COLUMBIA, Mo. – December 4, 2020 – The Missouri Annual […]
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From the Supreme Court to continued separations from the United Methodist Church and other traditional Protestant denominations, religion will be in the legal spotlight in 2021
Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; […]
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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia reflects rising trend of cities restricting faith-based organizations from serving their communities
“In some cases, zoning and land use restrictions are choking […]
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Dan Dalton named a 2021 DBusiness Top Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning
Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel Dalton; […]
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