Can church divulge its members' sins?
COURT CASE IN DALLAS
Couple claims it's unfair; pastor cites the Bible
BY MICHAEL GRABELL AND JEFFREY WEISS, The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Does a church have the right to publicly reveal a person's private sins? A Dallas court is being asked to decide whether Watermark Community Church can do exactly that to a man and a woman identified in court records as "John Doe" and "Jane Roe."
Their attorney says the pair thought they had revealed their sins to Watermark's pastor confidentially and that their behavior should not be made public.
Church officials say they are only following a process of church discipline outlined in the Gospel of Matthew and written into the church's bylaws.
(The rest is here. ABC News's take is here.)
Couple claims it's unfair; pastor cites the Bible
BY MICHAEL GRABELL AND JEFFREY WEISS, The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Does a church have the right to publicly reveal a person's private sins? A Dallas court is being asked to decide whether Watermark Community Church can do exactly that to a man and a woman identified in court records as "John Doe" and "Jane Roe."
Their attorney says the pair thought they had revealed their sins to Watermark's pastor confidentially and that their behavior should not be made public.
Church officials say they are only following a process of church discipline outlined in the Gospel of Matthew and written into the church's bylaws.
(The rest is here. ABC News's take is here.)
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