[Falls Church News-Press] 21 Nov 2007--Phase One of a three-phase legal process to determine ownership of the property of 11 Virginia congregations that voted to leave the Episcopal Church – including The Falls Church – ended abruptly in a Fairfax circuit courtroom Tuesday. Constitutionality arguments, pertaining to the First Amendment and the separation of church and state, are up next.
Bishop Peter James Lee of the Diocese of Virginia, who was expected to be a major witness in defense of the Episcopal Church, was on the witness stand less than five minutes, as attorneys for the diocese apparently moved to shield him from cross-examination by dismissing him from the stand before making any substantial statements.
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