Organization for Preserving Constitution of Zion Lutheran Church v. Mason

(dissenting)—I dissent. Although the majority recognizes that the constitution prohibits a court from entangling itself in matters of church doctrine and practice, majority opinion, at 445, it nevertheless requires the trial court to pass judgment on Zion Lutheran Church's call of a pastor—essentially a spiritual endeavor. See Numbers 11:16-17, :24-25; Matthew 9:35-38, 28:18-20; John 20:19-23; Acts 6:2-7; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 4:7-12; Hebrews 5:1-10. There is an element of divine guidance in the calling of a pastor; to hold otherwise would be to deny the spirituality of the church. The…