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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'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 ...
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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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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 ...
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
Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and ...
Sewickley United Methodist Church pastor lives the message of 'do the good that is yours to do'
A stack of umbrellas sits in a container at the entrance to Sewickley United Methodist Church. While they represent a ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019. A sign at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist ...
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Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments later this month in SMU's bid to split from church
The church sued the university in 2019 after SMU's board of trustees voted to split from the church without approval from the ...
Southern Methodist University's split from United Methodist Church goes to Texas Supreme Court
Southern Methodist University's split from United Methodist Church goes to Texas Supreme Court ...