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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
In some old fashioned church, a property dispute has arisen, and the folks have agreed to abide by the decision of the elders.
The loser won't perform. That has no validity?
Pete
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Mixing apples and oranges Pete. An arbitration proceeding is when a third, supposedly neutral party, is called in to resolve a dispute between two parties. In your example, the members of an organization have agreed to respect the authority of a group within the organization. The state has an interest in resolving the issue of title to property. Without research, I could not say whether a civil authority would use its coercive power to evict one of two groups claiming a religious basis for control of the property. My answer to that is a classic legal opinion: "it depends."
Regards,
D-Ray