By A.S. Haley, the Anglican Curmudgeon. Judge Chupp has entered a final judgment against [The Episcopal Church USA], its rump diocese of Fort Worth and its parishes, thereby ending the lawsuit in which they sought to claim the corporation, property and bank accounts owned and controlled by Bishop Jack L. Iker and his co-trustees. Judge…
By A.S. Haley, The Anglican Curmudgeon. News has just been received that Bishop Iker and his Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth are the victors in the separately-tried lawsuit to determine the ownership of the grounds and property of All Saints, Fort Worth. Judge John Chupp of the Tarrant County District Court had severed off the…
By Jennifer Berry Hawes ST. GEORGE – The judge presiding over the local Episcopal schism trial said Wednesday that she considers the case a matter of neutral, secular state laws and not about a hierarchical church’s authority, a potential blow to The Episcopal Church’s argument that it has the religious freedom to govern its own…
By A.S. Haley In compliance with the mandate issued by the Texas Supreme Court on March 21st, today (April 24) the 141st District Court in Fort Worth agreed to move forward with a new trial in the property suit brought five years ago by The Episcopal Church against the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. It…