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Banished! City forbids Bible studies in homes.
Worldnet Daily ^
| 3/13/10
| Bob Unruh
Posted on 03/13/2010 5:21:54 AM PST by stars & stripes forever
The city of Gilbert, Ariz., has ordered a group of seven adults to stop gathering for Bible studies in a private home because such meetings are forbidden by the city's zoning codes. The issue was brought to a head when city officials wrote a letter to a pastor and his wife informing them they had 10 days to quit having the meetings in their private home. . .
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: bible; constitution; donttreadonme; freedom; lping; moralabsloutes; noreliousfreedom; pray; prayer; rapeofliberty; religiousfreedome; unconstitutional; unlawfulruling; wakeupamerica
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Today, it is the tax rate on real estate then jobs
then schools.
See my post #179...
181
posted on
03/13/2010 9:41:24 AM PST
by
bcsco
(Obama: Hokus Pokus POTUS)
To: wmfights
“The guy in charge was an older guy who had been appointed to the board, had no real estate, construction or architectural experience but he sure did love being in charge! “
Oh yes!
LOL!
182
posted on
03/13/2010 9:54:50 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
To: TexasFreeper2009
So your next door neighbor can open the church of the child molestor right next to your home, and your OK with that?
Good luck selling.
What? That doesn't make any sense.
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posted on
03/13/2010 9:55:25 AM PST
by
Girlene
(....and you know it.)
To: stars & stripes forever
They going to apply this to birthday parties, neighbor get-togethers, T-ball team cook outs, Super Bowl parties, visits from grandma, etc, etc?
Sounds like a good tar and feathering are worthy of these idiot “public servants”.
To: hope
I have a neighbor who has groups over at her home. At least once a month her guests would block our driveway so that I couldn't leave my own house. I asked politely several times for her to ask her guests to stop. She refused. The next time it happened, she had an unexpected guest: a young fellow with a snappy blue uniform, a pistol, and a book of tickets. He asked her guests to move their cars. Problem solved permanently. Did I mention it was a Bible study?
The Bible says To render unto Caesar what is Caesar's. And Caesar's centurian says that if you keep it up, your car will be towed.
185
posted on
03/13/2010 10:20:20 AM PST
by
Ex-Pralite Monk
(I am not responsible for the successful working of the machinery of society. Thoreau)
To: Ex-Pralite Monk
And Caesar's centurion says that if you keep it up, your car will be towed.Remember, NOBODY had complained but the official himself, and it had nothing to do with parking! Sorry you had trouble with your neighbor, though.
186
posted on
03/13/2010 10:27:43 AM PST
by
mrreaganaut
(Conservatives see government as a cost that the people must bear; liberals see people as a cost .)
To: mware
187
posted on
03/13/2010 10:29:31 AM PST
by
kalee
(The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: TexasFreeper2009
Running a church and having a Bible study are two totally different things.
188
posted on
03/13/2010 10:42:31 AM PST
by
kimmie7
(THE CROSS - Today, Tomorrow and Always!)
To: WKB
Thank you very much for adding me to your ping list WKB
189
posted on
03/13/2010 10:44:49 AM PST
by
Outlaw Woman
(If you remove the first Amendment, we'll be forced to move on to the next one.)
To: TexasFreeper2009
ok ... on the surface this seems outrageous... However.. would you REALLY want your neighbor running a church or anything else very regular out of his house filling up the street with cars ect? My neighbor is Bahá'í so it is not a hypothedical question for me. And the answer is that no one around here has a problem with it.
190
posted on
03/13/2010 10:54:30 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
To: Outlaw Woman
Ask and you shall receive!!! :>)
191
posted on
03/13/2010 10:59:10 AM PST
by
WKB
(From "Handout" to "Bailout")
To: RepRivFarm
192
posted on
03/13/2010 11:25:58 AM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(Half of the population is below average)
To: stars & stripes forever
Has the persecution begun?
Free speech will win out here.
193
posted on
03/13/2010 11:31:09 AM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: greyfoxx39; Utah Binger; Tennessee Nana; colorcountry; Colofornian; Elsie; Godzilla
Zoning is certainly not always law, and often even when it is, it is not always enforceable.
This would be met with a big, roaring belly laugh in the faces of the perpetrators of the ban, an admonition to them to stay off of, and away from my property, and a telephone number where they could reach my lawyer, should they be so ill-advised as to attempt any sort of enforcement.
Talk about dumb...sheesh!
A.A.C.
194
posted on
03/13/2010 11:35:40 AM PST
by
AmericanArchConservative
(Armour on, Lances high, Swords out, Bows drawn, Shields front ... Eagles UP!)
To: WKB
195
posted on
03/13/2010 11:36:21 AM PST
by
Outlaw Woman
(If you remove the first Amendment, we'll be forced to move on to the next one.)
To: Salvation
Free speech will win out here. After we're all dead*, maybe.
*or in hiding.
196
posted on
03/13/2010 11:37:45 AM PST
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: mware
Gilbert’s city vision:
Gilbert is a Town that flourishes as a forward-looking, family-oriented community with a small town atmosphere. Gilbert has the resources and desire to grow and develop as a quality community. Its well-educated, concerned residents want to manage the future.
Gilbert’s web site:
http://www.gilbertaz.gov/
Demographics...looks like one of the wealthiest communities in the Phoenix area, low median age.
197
posted on
03/13/2010 11:41:16 AM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(Half of the population is below average)
To: stars & stripes forever
Same thing happened in San Diego, CA. The city said it was a church, because they met weekly and mentioned Jesus.
Eventually, the city backed off but it took awhile.
The problem started when the neighbors complained about the parking issue.
198
posted on
03/13/2010 12:14:47 PM PST
by
svcw
(For the last 2000 yrs Christians have been trying to sew up the curtain.)
To: exhaustguy
The were ACTUALLY soliciting? Ooooohhhh!!! I guess that makes it okay then for the commies at city hall to trounce upon their freedom or religion and right to free expression. Not!
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posted on
03/13/2010 1:16:47 PM PST
by
Blogger
To: Mr Rogers
It’s no different. If it is in my home I can have 2 or 200 people for just about anything else. This is not China where you must get a government license in order to worship as you wish. They have no rights to bust up these meetings. Period.
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posted on
03/13/2010 1:19:39 PM PST
by
Blogger
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