Three more parishes that split from the national Episcopal Church have joined a lawsuit seeking to keep the property of the parishes that have left.More >>
Three more parishes that split from the national Episcopal Church have joined a lawsuit seeking to keep the property of the parishes that have left.More >>
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ST. GEORGE, S.C. (WCIV/TEC) -- A South Carolina Circuit Court judge issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday that prevents The Episcopal Church and parishes and individuals associated with itMore >>
A South Carolina Circuit Court judge issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday that prevents The Episcopal Church and parishes and individuals associated with it from assuming the identity of the Diocese of South Carolina.More >>
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The bishop of some Episcopal churches staying with the national church wants a judge to immediately block the bishop of churches that have left the denomination from using the name of the Diocese of South Carolina.
The request for a preliminary injunction filed in federal court Thursday is the latest development in a dispute among churches in the eastern part of the state.
Attorneys for Bishop Charles vonRosenberg want U.S. District Judge C. Weston Houck to issue the injunction against Bishop Mark Lawrence.
Lawrence and dozens of parishes broke away from the national church in disputes over ordaining gays and other issues.
Parties seeing a preliminary injunction have to show they will likely succeed in a trial and will suffer irreparable harm if it is not granted.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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Duke Energy is airing the deals the country's largest electric company has made with local groups to gain South Carolina support for a new dams operating licenseMore >>
Duke Energy is airing the deals the country's largest electric company has made with local groups to gain South Carolina support for a new dams operating licenseMore >>
A memorial service is Saturday for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C.More >>
A memorial service is Saturday for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C.More >>
South Carolina's top prosecutor is scheduled to speak at a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of a marker for fallen World War II aviator trainees from the Columbia area.More >>
