Lamont Community Church v. Lamont Christian Reformed Church

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• explaining that, under the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, a civil court retains subject matter jurisdiction over a given matter and, with it, the ability to “enter a judgment” that “resolve[s] the matter consistent with any determinations already made by” the religious entity
• under Michigan law, application of neutral-principles approach to hierarchical church generally inappropriate

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