This page needs edited but for now I will provide links to Law Review Articles wherein "Church Autonomy" is the central focus:
REFERENCES:
(2) Freedom To Be A Church Confronting Challenges.pdf
(3) A Recent Supreme Court case addressing Church Autonomy is HOSANNA-TABOR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ET AL; (No. 10–553. Argued October 5, 2011 — Decided January 11, 2012)
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