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The Eastern Orthodox Church does recognize that there are occasions when couples should separate, and permit remarriage in Church, [19] though its divorce rules are stricter than civil divorce in most countries. For the Eastern Orthodox, the marriage is "indissoluble" as in it should not be broken, the violation of such a union, perceived as ...
Being married is commonly welcomed, in which case the pastor's marriage is expected to serve as a model of a functioning Christian marriage, and the pastor's spouse often serves an unofficial leadership role in the congregation. For this reason, some Protestant churches will not accept a divorced person for this position. In denominations that ...
The clergy–penitent privilege, clergy privilege, confessional privilege, priest–penitent privilege, pastor–penitent privilege, clergyman–communicant privilege, or ecclesiastical privilege, is a rule of evidence that forbids judicial inquiry into certain communications (spoken or otherwise) between clergy and members of their congregation. [1]
John David Blanchard, 52, is charged with two felonies: soliciting prostitution involving a minor who was at least 16, and using a vehicle to promote prostitution or unlawful sex.
A pastor may be heading from his “Miracle Mansion” to a prison cell soon. Last night, a federal jury in Charlotte convicted Virginia pastor and would-be developer Michael Baldwin of bilking ...
In 2004, he became senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland. [3]In 2012, Coates announced his support for same-sex marriage. [4] Following this announcement, less than 10 people left the church for this reason while 1,000 people joined the church during that year, a record number of new members for the church.
The great majority of Christian denominations affirm that marriage is intended as a lifelong covenant, but vary in their response to its dissolubility through divorce. The Catholic Church treats all consummated sacramental marriages as permanent during the life of the spouses, and therefore does not allow remarriage after a divorce if the other spouse still lives and the marriage has not been ...
Rev. John Blanchard of the Rock Church was one of 17 men the Chesterfield County Police Special Victims Unit targeted in a two-day sting operation.