#Church #Autonomy #Doctrine Does Not Shield #CriminalConduct

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2023/07/church-autonomy-doctrine-does-not.html
In the case, three Old Order #Amish #bishops were convicted of #misdemeanor #intimidation for threatening to place an #Amishwife under a bann if she did not remove herself from a #protectiveorder she had obtained to protect her and her children from her husband.

Church Autonomy Doctrine Does Not Shield Criminal Conduct

 In Hochstetler v. State of Indiana ,  (IN App., July 27, 2023), an Indiana state appella t e court held that criminal conduct is not shield...