State Supreme Court Holds Church Liable for Discipline of Parishioner After Withdrawal of Membership

State Supreme Court Holds Church Liable for Discipline of Parishioner After Withdrawal of Membership After she wrote a letter to the Elders unequivocally withdrawing her membership from the Church of Christ, the Elders continued their disciplinary actions against her. During Sunday services the Elders read to the congregation those Scriptures which the Parishioner violated. This exposure of her private life, done without her consent, was unprotected by the First Amendment. Majority opinion,...