Building codes are hardly an “excuse to stop freedom of association.” They’re in place to protect people from waking up one morning to find that the house next door has been turned into a church/temple/mosque.
It happened in my neighborhood. They got away with violating every zoning law on the books — rolled right over the dozens and dozens of neighbors who didn’t want A BUSINESS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AS IS THEIR RIGHT.
The authorities were afraid to go up against them because of “freedom of religion.” Well, everybody on the street had their property effectively STOLEN from them. They can’t enjoy it. They can’t get rid of it. What about their rights?
I guess it all depends on how often the guy is running the meeting and how big it gets.
****The authorities were afraid to go up against them because of “freedom of religion.”****
The “authorities” were using selective enforcement to continue to shape the makeup of this nation.
Let the free market decide the direction of this country in all aspects and you will see the world transformed. Let the laws on the books that deal with fraud be enforced as well.
A mosque in my neighborhood? If they can sustain a livelyhood here when no-one will hire them then good luck in their endeavors.
A totally free marketplace is not politically correct, that tells you something.
What kind of business, what hours, how often, how many people?
Down on the Animal Farm, some religions are more equal than others. The “Religion of Peace” gets to sleep in the farmer’s house. Christians get the barn. OINK!