Definitions of artificial person
a legal entity that has some of the rights and duties of a human being, such as a company (NB a company can sue and can be sued, just like a human being)
When churches register with the State, they relinquish all "personal" constitutional rights and are governed through what is known as an "artificial person. Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/07/gay_marriage_ruling_liberal_activists_plus_the_irs_equal_big_trouble_for_corporate_churches_.html#ixzz3kNzUnNcu Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook