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Texas Breakaway Churches Can Keep Their Property [Excerpts]

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that 52 breakaway Texas Episcopal churches can maintain ownership of their property.

The Fort Worth Episcopal diocese had sued for ownership when the congregations split from the national Episcopal Church.

In a 5-4 vote, the state justices overturned an earlier ruling that had given the Episcopal Church the properties.

The Texas diocese opposes consecrating gay bishops and ordaining women, among other policies.

(Associated Press, Tuesday, September 03, 2013)

[TBC: The Episcopal Church has been losing congregations for decades, particularly in third world nations where their members have a higher regard for the authority of Scripture. May these "breakaway churches" in Texas adhere even more closely to the teaching of Scripture.]