[SmithL]

Ullestad said since the leadership intentionally violated the church constitution, they also put the church at legal risk.

The violations affect the church’s Articles of Incorporation which, in turn, affects its 501c, or non-profit, tax status.

So much for respecting their bound conscience.

[tired&retired]

The violations affect the church’s Articles of Incorporation which, in turn, affects its 501c, or non-profit, tax status. That's complete BS as churches are automatically 501 c(3) tax exempt without IRS approval. The only way the IRS can challenge the tax exempt status of a church is to prove that they are not a church. The IRS couldn't even do that with Scientology...

[rhema]

So much for respecting their bound conscience.

Maybe you hadn't read the ELCAspeak codicil appended to the bound-conscience provision: "In the new Egregiously Laodicean Church in America, we will all respect each other's bound consciences . . . unless, of course, your Bible-honoring bound conscience diverges from our world-appeasing bound conscience."

[DManA]

So then they would have less money to send to the synod right? That'll learn 'em.

affects its 501c, or non-profit, tax status.