Washington Post-
Virginia's Supreme Court struck a blow to Anglican conservatives Thursday, ruling against nine congregations who split from the Episcopal Church after a series of doctrinal disputes that culminated with the 2003 installation of an openly gay bishop.
At issue are tens of millions of dollars in church property and symbolic momentum for dueling movements in the Anglican Communion.
The unanimous decision by the five-judge panel dismissing a lower court ruling that favored conservatives is not likely to end the dispute for the nine church properties. The panel simply found that a Civil War-era law governing how property is divided when churches split was wrongly applied to the current dispute. The panel sent the parties back to Fairfax County Circuit Court for a second, parallel case that focuses on who owns the properties. The case is expected to be more complex and messy.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/10/AR2010061002988.html?hpid=sec-religion
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