>>I think it says the same thing I’m saying, that the restriction has to stand on externalities, like noise, parking, traffic, etc. <<
So you’re saying, they can’t require a group to obtain a permit simply on the grounds of their speech (i.e. discussing “religion”?) as this statute requires?
You are misreading the statute, not only isolating one paragraph of a fairly lengthy statutory scheme, but also isolating one use within that paragraph. I don't know if you are doing so deliberately or not. The statue is not "Only religious use requires a permit," which is the meaning and function you are stubbornly asserting.