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1. Looks like this pastor is reinstated based on the lower court's reversal for technical reasons
Mon Oct 27, 2014, 09:11 AM
Oct 2014

but the underlying ruling that the service violated existing church law stands. In other words, Schaeffer is in the clear because proper procedure wasn't followed but, had it been, he would have been defrocked.

Talking about ducking an issue. Still, it's better now than it was before.

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