From South Carolina (AP)Attorneys representing separate Episcopal churches in eastern South Carolina are facing off in federal court.
The matter before U.S. District Judge C. Weston Houck on Thursday is whether issues resulting from the split should be heard in state or federal court. 1 of the issues is title to an estimated half billion dollars in church property.
The conservative Diocese of South Carolina separated from the more liberal national Episcopal Church last year over a variety of theological issues. It then sued in state court seeking to protect the property of the churches that left.
The national church and two dozen parishes and worship groups remaining with the national denomination had the case moved from state to federal court. The parishes that left want the case moved back to state court.
http://www.wsav.com/story/22517901/federal-court-hearing-set-in-sc-episcopal-schism
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