Banished! City forbids Bible studies in homes
Submitted by rebelsoul on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:08
The city of Gilbert, Ariz., has ordered a group of seven adults to stop gathering for Bible studies in a private home because such meetings are forbidden by the city's zoning codes.
The issue was brought to a head when city officials wrote a letter to a pastor and his wife informing them they had 10 days to quit having the meetings in their private home.
The ban, however, prompted a response from the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed an appeal with the city as the first step in its campaign to overturn a provision it describes as illegal.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=127793
Another case of: Do as I say, not as I do?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/13/us.iran.religious....
Washington (CNN) -- The State Department condemned Iran's persecution of religious minorities on Friday following the Iranian authorities' detention of Baha'is and Christians in recent months.
Iranian authorities have detained more than 45 Baha'is in the last four months, and as many as 60 Baha'is are imprisoned in Iran on the basis of their religion beliefs, the State Department said.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/13/us.iran.religious....
They have no right to take away the 1st Amendment
"Finally, Blomberg said, "the First Amendment's free-speech clause prevents the town from stopping the church from holding its meetings on the public sidewalk outside the pastor's home, yet the town won't allow him to hold the same meetings just a few feet away in the privacy of his own living room."
another article with comments
http://www.thefoxnation.com/bible/2010/03/14/city-forbids-bi...
is it too
late to get in on the lawsuit?
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Yikes!
This is just a few miles away from me. How strange? Somebody must have complained about something. What next?
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The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment...Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are His delight. Prov 12:19,22
Ridiculous!
Here's hoping the ADF wins their appeal...
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Were participants blocking driveways?
I can see some legitimate basis for charges that the bible studies were a neighborhood nuisance, but were they in fact?
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there was no legitimate
there was no legitimate basis.. as the article said, no more basis then a party, or people coming to someones house to watch a football game.
“Defiance of God’s Law will eventually bring havoc to a society.” - Dr. Ron Paul