Posted on 03/17/2024 11:22:54 AM PDT by Morgana
I’m guessing here but it seems like a 1st Amendment protection. If it’s a religious property the state cannot designate it “historic” which would effectively render it under near total government control over what you can do to and with it. Otherwise government can come in a declare churches and temples and mosques etc “Historic” and render them unusable for religious services and events.
Just some examples if it Historic you can’t change much at all or make any additions. You can’t move walls to accommodate more worshippers, you can’t add a dining or reception hall, can’t modernize the kitchen or pave parking lots and the like. So to protect the religious use the government can’t declare it Historical.
I believe you are correct, Moon was entitled to a First Amendment protection to Church property, and it may be very hard to undo, thus the current situation.
Originally built as a residence, not as a place of worship. How is this not a factor?
I was under the impression that the owner has to agree to historic status...is that false?
That’s my take but it’s only half the story. It seems Moon bought it well after it was built. Then it got sold. Someone wants to preserve it to prevent a rich guy from redeveloping it so they want to declare it Historic… which they can’t because it was church property.
I agree, that’s the way I understand it as well.
Correct—being declared “historic” is a bad thing.
In big cities it often adds to urban blight because the old dilapidated building cannot just be demolished and replaced with something useful.
Therefore buyers don’t want it and the old owner is stuck with it.
The owners can’t be prevented from tearing it down is what the title really means.
That’s exactly the issue.
The powers that be won’t allow anyone else to have nice stuff.
The government ruins EVERYTHING it gets its hands on.
(considered “church” property and such property is exempted from historic status “unless the owners seek or request it”.)
Now that it’s been sold and bought, isn’t it no longer church property ?
Can’t new owner make the request ?
I hate seeing this happen. it’s my guess they want no part of the house and bought for the property only…
You would think.
But it’s Byzantine garbage and land titles.
Some locales will consider a property a church property even after sale and make the new owners jump through hoops.
If they even allow them to try.
What’s going on here is probably related but I’m not sure.
There was a case years ago where a wealthy person died owning some old objet d’art that the IRS, part of the Federal Government, deemed to be worth millions, and demanded payment of the estate taxes by the heirs. The Department of Justice pointed out that the item included eagle feathers, and threatened to imprison the heirs if they tried to sell it.
The government is the epitome of evil.
I’ve seen this movie. At the last minute the Moonies find pirates treasure and are able to save the day!
Oh wait...
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