Ministry and the American Legal System: A Guide for Clergy, Lay Workers, and CongregationsFortress Press, 1993 - 356 pages Written 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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... example , the Sume- rians and Hittites , and from the Babylo- nian Code of Hammurabi . Although most of the content of these codes is secular , reflecting the lawgiver's rules to establish order and justice among the people , the source ...
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... example , in Matthew 22 , in the inquiry of the Pharisees ' disciples and Herodians to Jesus about the legality of paying taxes to Caesar . A question that is often related to taxa- tion today is the identity of those entitled to the ...
... example , in Matthew 22 , in the inquiry of the Pharisees ' disciples and Herodians to Jesus about the legality of paying taxes to Caesar . A question that is often related to taxa- tion today is the identity of those entitled to the ...
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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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