Legal Opinion
Reverend Arcadio Natal v. The Christian and Missionary Alliance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 14, 1989No. 89-1242PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides in part that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof....” This appeal tests the reach of the Free Exercise Clause and calls upon us to explore the tension between the Clause and the rights of a minister qua employee.
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Reverend Arcadio Natal, a clergyman, and his wife, Mary Beatriz Padilla, filed suit in federal district court against a not-for-profit religious corporation, the Christian and Missionary Alliance (“CMA” or “Church”). In…
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