[Magdalen] Fort Worth

[Ginga Wilder]

Indeed, ego and winning!  It is totally political.
Gings

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 8:52 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh gosh, Ginga, I didn't realize your case was still going on! I thought
> Virginia's case was a long time being settled.  Why do I get the impression
> that these fights are more about property and ego than about doctrine or
> even Gospel?
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In comparing with South Carolina, there are similarities.  And, a clear
> > difference here is that TX case announced today was a state Supreme Court
> > decision.  In August 2017, South Carolina Supreme Court decided in favor
> of
> > TEC and referred the case back to the lower court.  The judge appointed
> to
> > enact the decision of the higher court.  The Lawrence church appealed to
> > the US Supreme Court but they did not even respond to the case which sent
> > it back to the lower court in SC.  Unless SC elects Democrats to the
> > legislature, this case will go no where because the state legislators
> > appoint the judges.  A tangled web.
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 8:10 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > > This situation reminds me of South Carolina. The State courts sided
> with
> > > the breakaway group. At least there the State Supreme Court decided in
> > > favour of the Episcopal Church and Diocese and remitted it for their
> > > decision to be implemented. The Judge charged with doing that has not
> > > been diligent in doing so.  The federal courts in the SC case have
> > > decided that the breakaway group breached trademark legislation in
> > > presenting as the authentic Diocese. I notice also, but don't claim to
> > > know the implications, that SCOTUS has recently decided that cases in
> > > state courts don't need to be determined before a case is presented in
> > > federal court.
> > >
> > > Roger
> > >
> > > On 23/05/2020 00:42, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > > > Well, that crash you heard was my jaw hitting the floor just now!
> the
> > > > Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the breakaway group is entitled to
> > all
> > > > of the property of the real Diocese of Fort Worth, even thouh that
> > > > breakaway group is no longer part of the Episcopal Church.  I simply
> > > cannot
> > > > get my head around the idea that this is any way fair or that it
> makes
> > > any
> > > > sense.
> > > > If I decide to quit my job because I disagree with my boss, I'm free
> to
> > > > leave, but I can't expect to be  able to take the office furniture
> with
> > > me!
> > > >
> > > > I guess now they'll all head to the US Supreme Court.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
> love."*
> *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
>