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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Unbelievable...

"A San Diego pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a county official and warned they will face escalating fines if they continue to hold Bible studies in their home.

The couple, whose names are being withheld until a demand letter can be filed on their behalf, told their attorney a county government employee knocked on their door on Good Friday, asking a litany of questions about their Tuesday night Bible studies, which are attended by approximately 15 people.

"Do you have a regular weekly meeting in your home? Do you sing? Do you say 'amen'?" the official reportedly asked. "Do you say, 'Praise the Lord'?"

The pastor's wife answered yes.

She says she was then told, however, that she must stop holding "religious assemblies" until she and her husband obtain a Major Use Permit from the county, a permit that often involves traffic and environmental studies, compliance with parking and sidewalk regulations and costs that top tens of thousands of dollars.

And if they fail to pay for the MUP, the county official reportedly warned, the couple will be charged escalating fines beginning at $100, then $200, $500, $1000, and then it will get ugly."


From HERE


My question: Do they do this to Ethel's Tuesday Bridge Club? Or Joe's Friday Night Poker game? Doubtful.

5 comments:

PLGRIM said...

See, I told you that freedom wasn't free. We cannot have freedom in this nation until we have freedom in the church.

Anita said...

So very true...

I really think more Chrisians should speak up... the majority of American's say they believe in God, and yet Christians are the last group its still "PC" to discriminate against...

jules said...

I think there was an update on this story later, and an apology from the City.

Anita said...

Well, thats something, but the apology was probably just to "save face" after the publicity...

Anita said...

That follow up would be here:

http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100071