Ministry and the American Legal System: A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers, and CongregationsWritten for persons who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book offers congregations and religious professionals practical insight, while avoiding mere listing of rules and lengthy discussions of cases. Part One provides an overview of the history, structure, and functioning of American law and its legal system, as these pertain to congregations, religious organizations, and professionals. Part Two details various areas of law, such as torts, contracts, real estate transactions, employment, copyrights, and taxation, that have direct bearing on congregational life and ministerial practice. Part Three focuses on "risk management": ways that congregations and religious organizations and professionals can improve their functioning and minimize their exposure to legal difficulties. |
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... CONSTITUTION AND RELIGION 1. Pre - Constitutional History 2. The U.S. Constitutional System 3. The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment PART 2 : U.S. LAW AND RELIGIOUS BODIES 4. Ecclesiastical Organization and the Courts 5. Legal ...
... CONSTITUTION AND RELIGION 1. Pre - Constitutional History 2. The U.S. Constitutional System 3. The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment PART 2 : U.S. LAW AND RELIGIOUS BODIES 4. Ecclesiastical Organization and the Courts 5. Legal ...
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... America Appendix B : Legal Citations 309 322 Appendix C : Conciliation Provisions for Contracts and Wills 325 Bibliography 326 Notes 328 Index 350 THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND RELIGION 1. Pre - Constitutional History viii CONTENTS.
... America Appendix B : Legal Citations 309 322 Appendix C : Conciliation Provisions for Contracts and Wills 325 Bibliography 326 Notes 328 Index 350 THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND RELIGION 1. Pre - Constitutional History viii CONTENTS.
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... Constitution forbids any law that prohibits the " free exercise " of reli- gion . The life of the church and the ... Constitution and religion . After a review of the pre - constitutional history in chapter 1 , chapter 2 describes the ...
... Constitution forbids any law that prohibits the " free exercise " of reli- gion . The life of the church and the ... Constitution and religion . After a review of the pre - constitutional history in chapter 1 , chapter 2 describes the ...
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... Constitution and after its adoption , the meaning the courts have given to the religion clauses , particu- lar ... constitutional rights of religious organizations can be used to obtain reme- dies that transcend mere recognition of ...
... Constitution and after its adoption , the meaning the courts have given to the religion clauses , particu- lar ... constitutional rights of religious organizations can be used to obtain reme- dies that transcend mere recognition of ...
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... Constitution was , to be sure , garbled - the Supreme Court case prohibiting the posting of the Ten Commandments in a public school classroom10 is based on the First Amend- ment's prohibition of laws " respecting an establishment of ...
... Constitution was , to be sure , garbled - the Supreme Court case prohibiting the posting of the Ten Commandments in a public school classroom10 is based on the First Amend- ment's prohibition of laws " respecting an establishment of ...
Contents
PreConstitutional History | 9 |
The US Constitutional System | 14 |
The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment | 30 |
Ecclesiastical Organization and the Courts | 63 |
Legal Privileges and Obligations of Clergy | 73 |
Liability for Contracts and Torts | 81 |
The Church as Regulated Employer | 96 |
The Church as Property Owner | 115 |
Purchasing Maintaining or Altering Property | 235 |
Accounting for Funds and Trusts | 248 |
Supervision of Children Social Events Child Care and Trips | 258 |
The Counseling Relationship and Church Discipline | 261 |
Litigation | 275 |
Liability Insurance | 297 |
Weaving Law and Church Together | 303 |
Constitution of the United States of America | 305 |
Copyright Law and the Church | 134 |
Other Government Regulation | 144 |
Organization and Governance | 179 |
Hiring Supervising and Firing Employees | 193 |
The Church as Wagepayer | 212 |
Compensation and Taxes | 220 |
Legal Citations | 318 |
Conciliation Provisions for Contracts and Wills | 321 |
Bibliography | 322 |
Notes | 324 |
Index | 346 |
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