Joseph P. Lewis Julia A. Lewis v. Seventh Day Adventists Lake Region Conference, an Illinois Corporation

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• deferring to decision of subordinate authority in hierarchical polity because Watson demands deference to “ ‘the highest of the[ ] church judicatories to which the matter has been carried.’ [Citation.]” (emphasis omitted)
• deferring to decision of subordinate authority in hierarchical polity because Watson demands deference to \ 'the highest of the[] church judicatories to which the matter has been carried.' [Citation.]\ (emphasis omitted)
• “We conclude that the First Amendment bars civil courts from reviewing decisions of religious judicatory bodies relating to the employment of clergy.”
• “[C]ivil court jurisdiction over a ministerial employment dispute was impermissible because such state intervention would excessively inhibit religious liberty,” contrary to the Free Exercise Clause.
• common law causes of action brought by discharged minister barred by First Amendment

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