Most people pay little or no attention to the law as it relates to church matters.
It is often assumed that good intentions alone will suffice or that religious people or institutions are not accountable because they are insulated by the strict wall between church and state imposed by the Constitution. Jeffrey Anderson, this country s foremost attorney bringing and winning law suits against churches, has stated that churches are very much at risk because they have failed to grasp their legal responsibilities. In this most litigious society in history, it should not come as a surprise that the most sacred institution, the church, is not exempt from the growing number of lawsuits filed each year. Mazur and Bullis, both members of the clergy and of the bar, have put their knowledge and experience into this increasingly needed resource, which should, unfortunately, be on the desk of every minister and pastor next to the dictionary and the Bible. He is presently associate for pastoral care and counseling at Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church and a licensed professional counselor.