Implications of Nally v. Grace Community Church

Nally v. Grace Community Church (ôNallyö) had several theological implications. It brought to question the boundaries of the separation of church and state, the duty owed by a religious counselor and the overall intermingling of secular concerns in the religious duties performed by pastors.

First of all, there is the issue of the separation of church and state.

A consequence of this nationÆs fundamental belief in the separation of church and state is that, under most circumstances, the First and Fourteenth Amendments preclude civil courts from adjudicating church fights that require extensive inquiry into matters of ecclesiastical cognizance (Evans, p. 3).

Nally was ôthe nationÆs first case to allege æclergy malpractice,Æ one that challenged the freedom of religious leaders to counsel their par

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