Is this hypothetical analagous to the issue we are trying to get at?
To be analagous, we would not be talking about someone who does not want to
sell lottery tickets because of their religous beliefsTo be analagous, we
would need to be talking about someone who doesn't want to sell lottery
I am pleased to advise you that the United Church of Christ has posted the
position of Associate General Counsel.
You can view the position description here:
_https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=679973_
(https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=679973)
I would appreciate
Giving religious groups more power to endanger children
Wow
To be charitable, I will chalk that one up to the lateness of the hour in which
it was written.
-Don Clark
Nationwide Special Counsel
United Church of Christ
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Agreed
--Don Clark
In a message dated 6/15/2012 1:03:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
vol...@law.ucla.edu writes:
In any case, it seems to me that these concrete discussions of what the
law does and does not authorize, and which law does so, are more helpful than
snippy one-liners from
Do we know of any social science or criminal statistics that supports a
notion that jurisdictions with RFRA or upheld constitutional defenses to
employer liability have a higher incidence of child sexual abuse (or, for that
matter, that incidents of child sexual abuse are higher in
RFRA opens the door to child sex abuse or medical neglect? Really?!
--Don Clark
Nationwide Special Counsel
United Church of Christ
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The truth is that gay rights and child protection
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There is no such requirement for federal income tax exemptiondo not listen
to him
-Don Clark
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From: Will Linden wlin...@panix.com
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:58
To: Law Religion issues for Law
Doug:
Wondering if there is any word on the Michigan rule regarding witness/party
attire (veiled muslim incident)?
Also, do you have readily available a cite to Illinois' RFRA and a thought
on whether it is properly invoked as a defense in a civil lawsuit which
asks the court to find
Why would being an unincorporated association have any effect on tax status of
a church?
In a message dated 03/11/09 15:55:44 Central Daylight Time,
smkrie...@verizon.net writes:
Marc and Marci - If a congregation registers under the Not for Profit
Corporation law , does that thereby allow
By order today
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In a message dated 1/26/2007 1:11:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I will defer to those who know this area of the law better than I do,
but, isn't it the case that secular courts will impose secular notions
of procedural due process on adjudications by religious bodies? No,
In a message dated 1/26/2007 4:20:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I will be the first to admit that I may have misread Jones v. Wolf, but “
neutral principles of law” is a rather capacious concept, and don’t forget
Gonzalez v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the
In a message dated 1/26/2007 5:26:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That is all well and good, but I have the sense that the Court
nonetheless applied secular norms in some post-Wolf cases, indeed
perhaps going so far as to constitutionalize a Congregationalist polity
even in
In a message dated 1/26/2007 5:53:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the hybrid rights section, Scalia wrote, And it is easy to
envision a case in which a challenge on freedom of association grounds
would likewise be reinforced by Free Exercise Clause concerns. I
wouldn't
At least three Circuits have concluded the ministerial exception survives
Smith. The D.C. Circuit first considered this question in EEOC v. Catholic
University of America, 83 F.3d 455 (D.C.Cir.1996). The Fifth Circuit has also
held
that the ministerial exception to Title VII survives Smith. In
Friends:
Here is one of the amicus briefs in the Kerrigan - Marriage Equality case
pending before the CT Supreme Court
http://glad.org/marriage/Kerrigan-Mock/Amici%20Briefs/Religion.pdf
Donald C. Clark, Jr.
2333 Waukegan Road
Suite 160
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
847-236-0900
847-236-0909
The United Church of Christ was scheduled to hold its biannual gathering at the new Hartford Convention Center...due to a labor dispute, the UCC was going to move the location of the gathering. The Governor of Connecticut is seeking to keep the meeting which will generate dollars for the local
Not that I agree with the resolution, but it does not say half of the
things attributed to it in the summary circulated by Jean...we all need to be
much more precise
Donald C. Clark, Jr.Counselor at LawBannockburn Lake
Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois
Can anything be read into the unanimous nature of the opinion and Roberts
being its author...Is this some indication that Roberts is going to be a
consensus builder on at least certain issues?
Donald C. Clark, Jr.Counselor at LawBannockburn Lake
Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite
The Massachusetts House just defeated the bill that would have required thefiling of financial information by churches on a vote of 147 against and 3in favor of the bill.
Don ClarkCounselor at LawBannockburn Lake Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois
In a message dated 12/21/2005 1:11:00 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Assuming
(as I would) that holding a doctorate gives one more credibility
thansimply being a professor at some college or university, is this
consistent useof titles an indication of a bias on
In a message dated 12/20/2005 3:14:45 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Would an award of punitive damages against them have been an appropriate remedy?
Unless the award is against them individually, all you would be doing is taking money from kids who need a good
Also potentially relevant is Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc.
v. United States, 470 F. 2d 849 (10th Cir. 1972)
Donald C. Clark, Jr.Counselor at LawBannockburn Lake
Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois
60015(847) 236-0900 (telephone)(847) 236-0909
In case you missed it on NPR this
afternoon, here’s the segment on the sermon at All Saints Episcopal Church in
Pasadena.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5000672 You’ll need Windows Media to
listen.
Donald C. Clark, Jr.Counselor at LawBannockburn Lake
Office Plaza
A couple completes pre marital counseling with a minister in which they reveal personal history, including on going psycho therapy.
During the wedding ceremony, the minister, for God only knows what reason, reveals this information to those assembled to witness the wedding.
The couple files
1. Isn't Marci's defense of this proposal, that it is a neutral law of general applicability, less than dispositive for the statute will have to pass state consitutional muster as well as federal and the Massachusetts constitutiion has been interpreted to require a more stringent standard with
I am the Nationwide Special Counsel for the United Church of Christ...I
would be interested in your reactions and insights to the refusal by CBS and NBC
to run television commercials produced by the denomination because they are "too
controversial" are "advocacy" pieces and supposedly touch
Yesterday, June 4, plaintiff Edith Rapp issued an amended complaint in her lawsuit against Jews for Jesus.
The amended complaint still constains a defamation count, this time asserting that while itwould not necessarily be defamatoryto depicta Christian asbelonging to a particular Christian
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decidedthe United Church of Christs'appeal arguing issues of church autonomy under the federal and state constitutions.
The Court has ordered the dismissal of all claims against all defendants for the constitutional subject matter
Donald C. Clark, Jr.2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois 60015(847)-236-0900(847)-236-0909 (fax)
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Don: Great job, great decision. See the link
below.
Dick
Richard B. Osterberg, Esq.Weston, Patrick, Willard
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