Author: Noreen Marcus
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First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale splinters over money, power and concerns for church’s real estate riches
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Standing in the pulpit of First Baptist Church’s historic sanctuary, Lead Pastor James Welch praised this “beacon of hope in the heart of Fort Lauderdale.” It was May 2, the first Sunday after the church’s trustees expelled an estimated 200 members. The group, Concerned Members of First Baptist Church, had tried to exert the influence that church bylaws promise congregants, only to be blocked at every turn. -
First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale implodes over challenge to pastor’s iron rule
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, a venerable downtown religious landmark, is in full-out civil war after a year of sporadic confrontations about financial accountability and transparency. -
Jeffrey Epstein’s cushy federal deal was the only one of its kind in South Florida for at least three decades
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The sickly-sweet deal that lawyers for serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein worked out with South Florida federal prosecutors veered so far off the beaten path, it blazed a path of its own. -
Cops as ‘victims’ court ruling means an officer like Derek Chauvin would be anonymous in Florida
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Imagine a white police officer named Derek Chauvin killing a black civilian named George Floyd somewhere in Florida. But without witnesses or a video. -
Judges sic ethics hounds on ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer who trolled DeSantis’s open-beaches policy amid pandemic
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A story that began with a lawyer dressed as the Grim Reaper roaming Florida beaches has developed into something really weird and threatening. -
Court fight over fate of digital ballot images looks to 2022 Florida election
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A lawsuit aimed at making Florida voting more secure and transparent took a breather for last year’s elections but is active again – in time to figure into the 2022 Senate and governor races, activists hope.
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