In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is the Rule of Law: For generations, religious tribunals have been used in the United States to settle family disputes and spiritual debates. But through arbitration, religion is being used to sort out secular problems like claims of financial fraud and wrongful death. This investigative piece examines cases in which the courts have relies on arbitration within religious organizations to settle disputes. The practice raises topics regarding the intersection of God’s two kingdoms for way in which the church is active in the world and ways that the religious and secular can be distorted. See also the discussion in GetReligion.
