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  • Judge: Church in gay clergy dispute is rightful owner of property

    08/13/2005 1:25:33 PM PDT · by schaketo · 6 replies · 493+ views
    AP via San Jose Mercury News ^ | Aug 11, 2005 | AP Staff Writer
    SANTA ANA, Calif. - A judge tentatively ruled Thursday that a Newport Beach parish that left the Episcopal Diocese in a dispute over a gay bishop's ordination is the rightful owner of its building and property. Superior Court Judge David Velasquez delayed a final decision until Monday, when he will hear more arguments. His initial ruling sided with attorneys for St. James Church in Newport Beach who argued that a lawsuit in which the Episcopal Diocese is seeking control of the property interfered with St. James parishioners' freedom of speech. The judge said the church had initially demonstrated that "they...