Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in case likely to determine control of SMU
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...
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SMU Wants to Separate From the Church but Keep the ‘Methodist’
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in an ongoing legal saga between the United Methodist Church and ...
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Southern Methodist University urges Texas Supreme Court to let it split from church
Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church ...
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'They shut the door on us': Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in SMU split from church
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on if SMU can split from the United Methodist Church after the board of trustees ...
SMU fights to break away from United Methodist Church after LGBTQ schisms
Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the United Methodist Church are set to deliver oral arguments in the Texas ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United ...
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Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments later this month in SMU's bid to split from church
The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments to decide if SMU's Board of Trustees can alter the university's articles of ...