U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled Aug. 23 that the Episcopal Church may join a federal lawsuit concerning the rights to service marks.
The Episcopal Church in South Carolina announced the decision on its website Aug. 25.
The marks include the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina.
The judge’s order and the motions that prompted it follow in full.
The most recent statement by the Diocese of South Carolina (ACNA) is a call to prayer and fasting on Aug. 30, as the diocese prepares to file its motion for a rehearing in the Supreme Court of South Carolina. That statement also follows in full.
Judge Gergel Order and Opinion 2017-08-23 by TheLivingChurchdocs on Scribd
Episcopal Church Motion 2017-08-15 by TheLivingChurchdocs on Scribd
Bishop Lawrence Response 2017-08-22 by TheLivingChurchdocs on Scribd
Day of Prayer and Fasting-SC by TheLivingChurchdocs on Scribd
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
