Posted on 03/13/2010 6:16:11 AM PST by left that other site
FAITH UNDER FIRE Banished! City forbids Bible studies in homes 'This letter will serve as a 10-day written notice to quit such use' Posted: March 13, 2010 12:20 am Eastern
By Bob Unruh © 2010 WorldNetDaily
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.
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I agree.
What does the town do to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who hold meetings at homes?
I expected that this was a story from England. How sad that it is taking place in our own country. Rise up, Christians and America will be blessed for it.
St. Peter quotes Johnny Cash? Right on!
I’m appalled that people are saying, “Pretend it’s a bridge club,” or “Just say everyone’s meeting to watch football and happened to bring their Bibles.” They shouldn’t HAVE to lie or pretend!! For one thing, lying is a sin, and for another thing, we need to take our freedoms BACK. Like someone else said, these Christians should have their Bible study on the lawn and let the authorities drag them into a paddy wagon while they’re singing hymns.
Oh man! Those Christians are going to riot, burn cars and slaughter countless non-Christians in the area!
Everybody knows how violent they are!
(Do I really need a /SARC?)
Like someone else said, these Christians should have their Bible study on the lawn and let the authorities drag them into a paddy wagon while they’re singing hymns.
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That would most likely be my response, but then again I tend to be a bit confrontational.
Austin, maybe. I doubt it, though.
Houston - no way. There may be liberal pockets of town here, but there are some very conservative ones as well.
And church is pretty big even in the liberal pockets.
Exactly.
We shouldn't even think of cloaking our faith and hiding from the authorities.
We have to stand up to these intrusions on our liberties or the thugs will win.
And that's unthinkable.
I’m not much for going to things like home bible studies, but by God if I lived near them I would show up exactly one week and a day after they were told to quit.
Heck, I don’t drink or smoke either, but tell me I can’t in my own home and I’ll die of either cirrhosis or lung cancer before I’m through.
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This is a town that is almost completely Mormon.. so this was an action against Christians by Mormons
That is actually more disturbing than thinking that secular leftists did it.
Exactly
It went too far a long, long time ago. We’re so far on the other side of “too far” we can’t even see the line way back in the distance.
Great post!
I was expecting this to be taking place in Red China, perhaps Saudi Arabia, but not here in the U.S.
These cases never win. It’s just harassing Christians.
I am not a Lawyer, but if I were, I would be on my way to represent these people. I would have bible study 7 nights a week and defy the city to do anything about it. This is so stupid.
So far, none of these cases have won in court...it’s Christian harassment, pure and simple.
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