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Press Release Extended: NAMB Declines to Participate: Inside the Church Tribunal

Watch Evidence and Witnesses on Livestream - April 29-20 on YouTube

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For More Information Contact:  Jolene Bivens, 727.866.7362    info@IslandChurchTV.com NAMB Declines to Participate: Inside the Church Tribunal Moving Forward Local church to hear evidence after federal courts defer to ecclesiastical authority; arbitration proceeds without NAMB involvement. St. Petersburg, FL – Island Church of Tierra Verde, Florida, will convene a formal church tribunal […]

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Press Release Summary: NAMB Disputes Move to Church Tribunal

Livestream Evidence and Witnesses: April 29-30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For More Information Contact:  Jolene Bivens, 727.866.736   info@IslandChurchTV.com BREAKING: NAMB Disputes Move to Church Tribunal After 9-Year Legal Fight Local church to hear evidence after federal courts defer to ecclesiastical authority; NAMB declines participation. St Petersburg, FL  – Island Church of Tierra Verde, Florida, will convene a formal church tribunal on […]

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Initial Response Statement and Articles Related McRaney v NAMB

Warnings Present, People Awakened Late, Maybe Too Late for the SBC

Initial Response Statement post SCOTUS Sandy and I are grateful for the prayers and support as we have sought to defend the rights of Baptists.  While we are disappointed the Supreme Court did not choose to grant cert in this particular case, we trust that in time justice will be done and the rights of Baptist […]

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Documents in legal battle for Baptist Constitutional Rights re: NAMB

McRaney vs. NAMB

In order to meet the need for people to read the key documents in the legal case against NAMB for the rights of Baptist churches, organization, and ministers, along with the McRaneys, the following links are provided to key documents.  This list will be updating as things progress and time allows.  For additional study, you […]

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NAMB and ERLC said WHAT to federal courts?

NAMB's false filings threaten and attack the SBC, Baptists & 1st Amendment

Why did over 60 Bapt local, state & nat. leaders w/ SBC statesman & 20 year President/CEO Morris Chapman file an Amicus Brief in the NAMB case? What are these leaders seeking to do?  What are they saying? Are NAMB’s false statements in their filings a threat & attack on all Baptists and put at […]

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Appeal Made to US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

5th Circuit Matters in Process: McRaney v. NAMB Related Quotes Baptist Historian and court expert Dr. Barry Hankins of Baylor University “If NAMB’s interpretation of the First Amend. prevailed, every Baptist entity that cooperates in any way with the SBC would be put at risk.” Dr. Hankins –  in his expert report to the court […]

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June 1 Court Filings and Related Articles

On June 1, 2023, multiple documents were filed in our case in federal district court.  Below are related articles stemming from those filings, as well as the actual filings with their exhibits and supporting evidence. Related Articles: Breaking: NAMB Saw False ERLC Brief Before It was Filed with 5th Circuit Court Filings June 1, 2023 […]

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Court Order, Filing and Articles Dec. 2022

New Materials on Legal Case

Below are new court documents and articles on our case. Judge’s Order – Doc 190 Order on Motion to Compel Amended Complaint – Doc. 191 – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Pleading – FILED 12.7.22 Published Articles on 12.9.22 “McRaney trial finally gets a date, and NAMB is compelled to expand the scope of its documentation” – Baptist […]

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Select Recent Court Filings in Northern Mississippi District Court

October 31, 2022 filings – Motion to Compel NAMB to Provide Discovery & related documents Doc. 155 – Memo in Support of  Motion to Compel NAMB Doc. 154 – Motion to Compel NAMB Production Doc 153 NAMB petitions the court to add attorney   October 26, 2022 filings – Amended Complaint and related documents  Doc. […]