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Kwame Kilpatrick Apologizes

October 30, 2013 – 8:55 pm

It’s instructive to analyze public apologies, and we had another chance a couple weeks ago at the sentencing of Kwame Kilpatrick, former Mayor of Detroit, who was found guilty by a federal jury in March of corruption, receiving bribes, failure to report income to the IRS, etc. Mr. Kilpatrick apparently had quite a bit to […]

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“I’ll Fly Away” to Court

September 7, 2013 – 9:03 pm

“I’ll Fly Away” to Court We are saddened by news that the beloved hymn “I’ll Fly Away” continues in litigation. Albert Brumley, Sr., wrote this song in the late 1920’s, and it was published in 1932. It has been recorded by numerous artists, sold millions of records, and appears in numerous hymnals.  Before Mr. Brumley […]

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Altared Expectations

July 23, 2013 – 9:22 pm

Altared Expectations The ABA Journal has an article in this month’s edition about lawsuits against churches, entitled “Altared Expectations.” It notes that there was a time when lawsuits against churches were incomprehensible. I think this came from both sides: parties didn’t think of bringing legal actions against churches, and courts did not entertain them even […]

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On Compelling People Into Arbitration

June 28, 2013 – 10:22 am

Courts compel people into arbitration by enforcing arbitration clauses in contracts. Parties to the contract may argue that they didn’t know about the clause, or that circumstances have changed, but typically a contract provision calling for arbitration will be enforced. Even if the validity of the contract itself is in dispute, courts reason that parties […]

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Peacemaking in East Asia

May 23, 2013 – 8:55 pm

The elder board complains that the senior pastor seeks their input, then ignores their advice and does whatever he wants to do. A wife complains constantly about her husband; the husband rarely attends church anymore, and made excuses when the elders called him. A manager isn’t sure how to discipline a Christian employee who is […]

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