SDAs and Litigation

"When one of you has a grievance against a brother, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?" "To have lawsuits or all with one another is defeat for you" (1 Corinthians 6:1, 7, RSV).

Links on the subject

• Neal Wilson's article about SDAs and Litigation, page 3. Guidelines from a former General Conference president. This was as a result of many lawsuits being filed by church members against Loma Linda and other denominational entities (see here).
• Response, page 9. When asked whether tithe is used to pay church litigation, the General Conference responded, "all litigation is paid from the annual appropriation made at the Annual Council, and that appropriation comes from tithe."
• The Florida Trademark Decision. Decided on April 27, 2000.
• Analysis of the The Florida Trademark. Significant precedents set in this court case.
• You Can Legally Call Yourself an Adventist. On the use of the SDA name.
• Authoritative Statments on SDA Church Authority. EGW on the General Conference misuse of church authority.