Ed Young Sr.’s former church, Second Baptist in Houston, won a significant victory in a lawsuit brought by current and former congregants last year that claimed leadership deceptively changed bylaws to have Young’s son, Ben, succeed him as lead pastor without a public vote.
A Texas judge issued an opinion on Wednesday, dismissing most of the claims against the Youngs and the Second Baptist leadership team. The court ruled the congregation has the right to govern itself as an autonomous church, citing the legal doctrine known as ecclesiastical abstention—a First Amendment principle that prevents civil courts from resolving church doctrine
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