Texas Court Rules Churches Not Immune In Secular Contracts
By Paul DeBenedetto ( July 21, 2015, 7:58 PM EDT) -- A Texas court of appeals on Tuesday held that ecclesiastical immunity cannot shield a church from liability if a contract does not implicate church doctrine, in a breach of contract suit filed by the former employee of a Houston Presbyterian church who claimed the church prevented her from getting another job after firing her for reporting sexual harassment....
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