Can a church minister be terminated for wilful disobedience if he has agreed not to do so?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Daniel v. Survival Systems Ltd., 2000 NSSC 64 (CanLII):
And, in this Province, Smith v. Worldwide Church of God (1980), 39 N.S.R. (2d) 430 (N.S.S.C.) in which a church minister challenged church teaching and leadership from the pulpit after having agreed that he would not do so, this was found by the court to be wilful disobedience justifying termination.
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