Religion & Law

Church Leaders Comment on the Market: Oops
Church leaders are using the economic crisis, as are politicians, to air old grievances about trading markets and capitalism. They should all take note of the problems of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, the head of the Anglican Church,...

Church of England Endorses Women as Bishops
Via the New York Times: The governing body of the Anglican Church in Britain voted on Monday to approve the appointment of women as bishops, a step that appeared to risk a schism in the church in its historic homeland as the Anglican church worldwide faces one of the most serious threats to its unity in [...

Magazine Publishes Long Interview With Archbishop of Canterbury
a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/12/williams-archbishop-lambeth"New Statesman /ayesterday published a long interview with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury...

British Proposal Would Authorize Women Bishops With Alternative "Complementary Bishops"
In Britain, the Church of England this week published the draft of proposed legislation that would for the first time permit women to become bishops in the Church of England. They may already be ordained as priests...

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Sharia Law:
Samizdata and other sources point to this article. The article begins with, "The adoption of some aspects of Islamic Sharia law in Britain 'seems unavoidable', the Archbishop of Canterbury...

High Time for a Schism
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on August 13, 2007. I've been thinking a lot about Anglicans lately, which seems only fair since they have obviously been thinking a lot about me...

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest