I am not a number, I am a free man.
Bureaucrats should be warned tar and feathers will soon come back in style.
A violation of the First Amendment if there ever was one.
Are the permits expensive?
If they didn't bother trying and are whining now, they are exactly the sort of blight on the public face of Christianity that we need to avoid. What about being hospitable to your neighbors as well as visitors to your home? If they can't show this is specifically targeted against Christians then they ought to be apologizing for the disruption and annoyance they've caused.
When it comes time to donate to their legal defense fund, I don’t think they will have any trouble getting donors.
Tell them its a Bible Study for illegals.
They’ll wave the permit, fines and even find a program to fund the study.
Probably provide a New 2012 Passenger Van , with insurance and maintenance, free gas.
I’ll probably be in the minority here, but I don’t see anything wrong with that law. When I read the headline, I imagined a study group of 5-8 people and was ready to be outraged. But if my neighbor was having regular functions that brought 20-50 people (for any reason) to his house, I’d be upset because that would negatively affect the use and enjoyment of my property. (And I’m not a curmudgeon. When my neighbors have had parties - even the teen children - we’ve offered the use of our property for parking for their guests. But that’s only once a year or so - not twice weekly.)
Regular gatherings of 3 or more people?
Violates the right of people to gather as they wish.
A birthday party?
A large family?
Just how much control does the state or Federal government think they can ram down our throats?????
Time to check your ammo?
Just sounds like old fashioned zoning to me. Bringing dozens of people over multiple times a week does impose costs on neighbors. If you want to start a church, buy a couple acres in a commercial area.
We didn't fight anything.
Nor will we.
Brave men, real men, long ago fought.
What about everybody else’s rights?
San Juan Capistrano is an old, densely populated city with narrow streets. I guarantee they’re creating parking and traffic havoc.
Twice-weekly meetings with upwards of fifty people is not just having some friends over. They’re running a church in a residential neighborhood. Period. And it shouldn’t be allowed.
A church colonized in a house on a residential street near me, and it was a disaster for the poor people on the adjacent streets. The court confiscated the value of their homes and quality of life when they ruled that the church could stay, contrary to zoning laws because, well, Freedom of Religion.
Your next-door neighbor can’t open a Starbucks in their garage for obvious reasons. Why should they be allowed to operate a church?
This is ridiculous. I used to go to the Old Mission for school, and home bible studies are NOT against the law. This is sickening.
This is probably why.
Stephanie hosts a Wednesday Bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and Chuck holds a Sunday service that gets about 50.
If it weren’t weekly it probably wouldn’t be so bad.
“How dare they tell us we can’t have whatever we want in our home”
They’re called zoning laws. If you want to change them, fight them. Till then, ignorance is no excuse.
Really? Your'e sure? Seems they would need a place for 20 cars on their property, for that to be so. Even then, I am sure they are not zoned for a church.
Believe the underlying problem is parking. I know of some people who have 3 parking passes that they can hand out. That is it. Other people have a jar that passes are kept for special events. Different jurisdictions different rules.
Really? Your'e sure? Seems they would need a place for 20 cars on their property, for that to be so. Even then, I am sure they are not zoned for a church.
Believe the underlying problem is parking. I know of some people who have 3 parking passes that they can hand out. That is it. Other people have a jar that passes are kept for special events. Different jurisdictions different rules.
Just hide the Bibles in Koran covers. No problem.
Madison Ave, NYC seems to have a different Code
/sarc
You can’t tax religion... a ninth grader with google could find Murdock v PA is 45 seconds...
Just write up a notice and demand that the city desist or face a 5 million dollar penalty for each incident and have it served to them.
Pay them off, in 150 grains in JHPs, one at a time.