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To: FreePaul
A church group started up near us. They have since grown to be a large church which blocks streets and driveways with parking and generally creates a nuisance all the time.

Church exemption from restrictions on gathering in a private home does not preclude them from abiding by generally enforced nuisance neighbor laws.

Excessive noise, blocking flow of traffic and so forth are code violations in any municipality. A series of complaints to the police will result in a court appearance. The church's host will have to explain why they should be allowed to continue inviting religious friends to their home.

Such a rowdy bunch, these Christians.

16 posted on 05/21/2005 6:53:41 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE)
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To: Amos the Prophet
A series of complaints to the police will result in a court appearance.

Maybe, maybe not. Depends on where you are. In the same neighborhood I mentioned a group of hippies started up a "church." It met the local requirements of a church. Didn't have many members, no traffic and no noise disturbance. I suppose that their "services" included what anyone would expect of them. The police managed to shut them down in a very short time because of complaints.

Such a rowdy bunch, these Christians.

A disturbance is still a disturbance regardless of the soul saving potential.

21 posted on 05/21/2005 8:29:30 AM PDT by FreePaul
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