Church property law to get a look in Oklahoma

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: October 2, 2009

Passage of a bill to require the owner of church property to be clearly stated in the deed or trust agreement would violate long-held principles of law and could lead the state down a "slippery slope” of becoming entangled in church affairs, religious leaders told a House panel Thursday.

The measure could result in state officials meddling in matters of congregational employment and membership, said the Rt....


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