[Tribune7]

Without evidence or due process, the camp should remain open. The town board in this case even stated there was no evidence of any illegal activity at this private camp, but went ahead with the decision to not grant the permit.

I'm not sure why a land-use permit was required for the camp or what stipulations were placed on granting it but whatever they were doing required a permit it was not by right and the Town Board may very well have the rightful authority to revoke it. The town is being sued and a court will decide

The denial of the permit is based strictly on the communities disagreement with the type of religion that is practiced there,

No there were allegations of crime and unsavory behavior, too. Officials say there was no evidence of crime but that doesn't mean bad things weren't happening. The revoking of a permit is not the same as a criminal prosecution and standards of evidence are not the same. Nobody is being threatend with jail. All that's being said is that what we had allowed you to do earlier you are no longer allowed to do. The camp is claiming a violation of religious freedom and a court will decide the matter.

[All-American Medic]

The allegations made were made by people who had never visited the camp. The most offensive thing anyone has seen at the camp according to the article, is glimpsing a nude hiker along a wooded path. These are the types of allegations made against the Davidians by the FEDS and we all saw what happened there. Honestly, do you think the town if they could have, would have found a much better reason to shut down the camp if one existed? Im sure that in a small town like this, the rumors got around and the police were probably there a number of times and found nothing.

The same way some christians on this thread have suggested that homosexuals and pedophilies cloak themselves in a "religion" in order to disguise their activity, I suggest this town and town board has cloaked this issue in the guise of "possible illegal activity and satan worship" to hide their own motivation which is religious bigotry.