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Former Church Members Under Church Discipline may be able to contest the Church’s Decision to Terminate

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Nonprofit and Church Legal Trends - Free Edition - July August 2008 (free edition)

An Alabama court declared that former church members are able to contest the church’s decision to expel their membership rights in limited situations. In this particular case, the outcome of the membership controversy directly influenced whether the members were able to force the church to produce financial documents for their inspection, the original aim of their suit against the church.