It is stupid, but as long as the fundraiser is not for the churches or on church property, the churches should not care.
There’s nothing wrong with the church’s expressing their concerns. Those concerns are very valid, but that’s beside the point.
They have no legal authority, but they should have moral authority. It is their community, too, afterall.
What I want to know is why are fire departments having the freakshows? Why is this a popular thing?
It’s OBVIOUSLY farce to create attention, and therefore attendance.
That these churches are upset about it strikes me as laughable.
They care because they are losing business. The churches make big bucks on bingo and these volunteer fire departments are cutting into the money trough.