Does my Dad have a case?

[Suzeq28]

What is the name of your state? WV
My dad is a baptist minister... he was pastor at a church in Wayne, WV for many years until a preacher and his son-in-law (who is also a peacher) started rumors about my dad being a womanizer, which he is not. Needless to say that these horrible rumors cost my dad his pastorship at this church and now these people are spreading these rumors to the conference to which my dad is a member. Not only are these vicious rumors deminishing is reputation as a man of God but it is also causing friction with his good standing in the church... there are no basis to these rumors, they are bold face lies made by people who are suppose to be good christian men... does my father have a case against these people?

 

[Suzeq28]

Hmmmmm

Does anyone have an opinion...anything?

 

[HomeGuru]

Does anyone have an opinion...anything?

**A: there is a lot more to this story inclduing his dealings with his son-in-law.
Why did Dad not hire an attorney and file suit?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Most religious organizations have some sort of judicial system for resolving disputes. This is called, cannon law. Your father can bring charges against his accusers and ask for a trial or mediation. While this may establish his innocence and some validation, unfortunately it may not restore his reputation even if there is a public resolution, most of these things are kept confidential.

I know of a situation in a large denomination where a mandated reporter was a witness in an administrative case against a psychologist who worked for the church. They were also required by church policy to report their sexual misconduct. The psychologist lost his license, divorced his wife and began opening living with his client, this was seen by many church members but the reporter was "removed from communion" or excommunicated for ruining his reputation! They went before the judicatory branch of the denomination, had their trial, were cleared of all accusations and restored to "communion" members of the board thanked them for doing the right and moral thing, but they were still denied access to the full membership of the congregation.

So your father, may be able to clear his name but the damage is done. If it is documented, he can sue in civil court. He can sue in cannon court. He can change to another denomination.

 

[HomeGuru]

Most religious organizations have some sort of judicial system for resolving disputes. This is called, cannon law. Your father can bring charges against his accusers and ask for a trial or mediation. While this may establish his innocense and some validation, unfortunately it may not restore his reputation even if there is a public resolution, most of these things are kept confidential.

I know of a situation in a large denomiation where a mandated reporter was a witness in an administrative case against a psychologist who worked for the church. They were also required by church policy to report their sexual misconduct. The psychologist lost his license, divorced his wife and began opening living with his client, this was seen by many church members but the reporter was "removed from communion" or excommunitated for ruining his reputation! They went before the judicatory branch of the denomination, had their trial, were cleared of all accusations and restored to "communion" members of the board thanked them for doing the right and moral thing, but they were still denied access to the full membership of the congregation.

So your father, may be able ot clear his name but the damage is done. If it is documented, he can sue in civil court. He can sue in cannon court. He can change to another denomination.

**A: check your spelling...................

 

[rmet4nzkx]

**A: check your spelling...................

Sorry no spell check here, I have explained before, I was hit by a truck! I have several neurological deficits that affect typing, sorry. If there was spell check here I would use it. at least i'm not using shorthand. I just oput on my computer glasses.

 

[cbg]

Spell check wouldn't have caught it. HG is referring to the fact that under religious law, it's spelt canon.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Spell check wouldn't have caught it. HG is referring to the fact that under religious law, it's spelt canon.

lol a providential play on words, then? In an instance where this happens one might as well be blown out of the water as if by cannon? Well I'll remenber that that one and I should ahve used Caps too. Spell check doesn't catch a lot of things like ot, og, I get a lot of words transposed because right/left hands process at different speeds or hit adjacient keys so time usually comes out, itme and form becomes from and visa versa, said becomes siad put that with bleery eyes and reading through tome's such as justice?'s posts, I beg everyone's forgiveness Oh yes, nad instead of and and have becomes ahve...
not something you want to try at home folks.
It was a BIG truck BTW luck to be alive

 

[cbg]

Good heavens, Ms. Cupcake! I should say you are lucky!

Believe me, some of the examples you set look very familiar. I have a visual defect - one eye is 20/20; the other is 20/400. (No, that isn't a typo - I really meant twenty-four hundred.) As a result, my hand-eye coordination is poor. I'm by no means the world's best typist and see some of those misspellings that spell check doesn't catch every day!

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Really lucky
No memory of being hit, controlled my car, brought it to a stop w/o rolling over, hit braodside, should have rolled over.

Used to have a job where I typed all the time, documenting cases etc, took forever in the begining I couldn't even read what I ahd(had) typed took a long tim eto (Oh yeah spacing at the ends of words) figure out what was happening and it was confirmed by testing then made deciphering it easier also having a lap top helps,the lower profile keys help, before the high profile keys causes lateral and medial epicondolitis. It is amazing what a difference small things can make when accommodating a disability. Although I'm retired now, tyoing (typing) helps keep my skills up. But defining the nature od (of) a defect helps in accommodating it!