Posted on 10/15/2015 12:33:45 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
We already know the left has a problem with all those bitter folks who cling to their guns and religion – code words for white Christians. We reported yesterday about the high school football coach who could very well lose his job for praying on the 50-yard-line before each game. But it appears the assault on Christianity in this nation isn’t a “whites only” policy. A church in Oakland, California has been threatened with a nuisance fee of $3,500 and daily fines of $500 – for what?
Singing.
Yes, while most people who love Gospel music call it “the joyful noise,” apparently folks in Oakland just hear it as…noise. As KPIX 5 reports, the City of Oakland sent a letter to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in West Oakland with details of the supposed infraction and resulting fines and saying “…this activity (choir practice) may constitute a public nuisance due to its impact to the use and quiet enjoyment of the surrounding community’s property.”
Church pastors met this week to discuss the issue and said the real problem is gentrification of the neighborhood. The church is located amidst a neighborhood full of old Victorians which are being purchased by affluent tech workers. “The pastors said all churches are threatened by the city’s action and they plan to fight it. Pastors are also thinking about organizing outdoor services throughout Oakland so everyone can enjoy the joyful noise that much more.
For its part, the church said it will continue with choir practice on Thursday.” Do #ChristianBlackLivesMatter? Remember, the Obama administration didn’t lift a finger to help Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim escape her captivity and death sentence – even though her two children were American citizens. You’d think she would have hit all the buttons: black, immigrant, refugee…but nope.
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The problem started when the churches gave into the first zoning and building codes.
They should have took the stand we are church and any thing that hinders that is a violation of the first amendment.
Our church rented out to a Spanish church on Sunday afternoons. They turned up the amplifiers so loud we got complants from neighbors. Churches need to quit confusing volume for spirituallity.
But profanity laden foul rap music is protected.
...but the Muslim call to prayer is the most beautiful sound in the world...
This one made me smile...
Good point.
Soon, it will be banned and illegal to walk around with a smile on your face. This is beyond the bounds and WTP should do whatever it may take to put a stop to the practice. Meanwhile, back in our Oval Office...they continue to search for the one ‘legacy’ which might even be successful.quack quack quack
Watching this story on Fox now. I am outraged! What about mosques and their caterwauling?
This is outrageous and everyone should write to these idiots and tell them what you think!
It is outrageous!
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