The Washington Times reports that on Tuesday, a Fairfax County, Virginia, trial court judge issued yet another ruling in favor of one of the local congregations that has broken away from the Episcopal Church in order to affiliate with the newly-created more conservative Anglican District of Virginia. Judge Randy I. Bellows decided that a contested parcel of land belongs to the Truro Church in Fairfax. He ruled that a 2007 conveyance of the property to Truro Church by Christ the Redeemer Church in Centreville was valid. This means that under Virginia's "Division Statute", this property, like other property of the congregation, will belong to it, and not to the church's former parent body, the Episcopal Church.
This ruling follows another important one made on September 26 in which Judge Bellows rejected challenges by the Episcopal Church to the validity of the votes authorizing eleven conservative congregations to break away from the Episcopal Church. The court now must still decide on the ownership of a handful of additional properties, including whether a 276-year-old church once attended by George Washington belongs to the Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria. (See prior related posting.)
Friday, October 17, 2008
Virginia Break-Away Anglican Congregations Score Another Victory
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This is being treated like a bitter divorce, I see. One of the spouses, not satisfied with the political leanings of the other spouse, wants to leave and is suing to gain control of all the community property.
Like everything else, it all revolves around money and power over others.
Delegates of this world desire another shrine to themselves.. God's own know their master and his church will be a beacon for the lost. Read the good book, the time is near and the workers are few but the love of Christ is forever. May God bless bless Truro.
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