KOSTER v. HARVEST BIBLE CHAPEL-QUAD CITIES

No. 20-0236.

959 N.W.2d 680 (2021)

Ryan KOSTER, Appellant, v. HARVEST BIBLE CHAPEL-QUAD CITIES d/b/a Harvest Bible Chapel-Davenport and Garth Glenn, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Dickey (argued) of Dickey, Campbell & Sahag Law Firm, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant.

Amanda M. Richards (argued) of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, P.L.C., Davenport, for appellees.

Mansfield, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Waterman, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.


We must examine again the uneasy relationship between law and religion. Two members of a church went through a fractious divorce. One member alleged that the other member had abused their children, allegations that turned out to be groundless. Their pastor, however, believed the allegations and sent emails to fellow pastors,...

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