Breakaway Episcopals win suit over property
Nearly a dozen conservative congregations have won a state lawsuit in which they sought to split from the U.S. Episcopal Church in a dispute over theology and homosexuality.
The rulings came from a Fairfax County judge who said the departing congregations are allowed to keep church buildings and other property as they realign under the authority of conservative Anglican bishops from Africa.
Eleven Virginia congregations were involved in the lawsuit. Since then, entire dioceses have voted to leave. Similar disputes are expected elsewhere, including in California.
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