by minimus 30 Replies latest jw friends
About 15 people meet for a Bible study in the home of the pastor. The county has informed him that he cannot have a religious assembly in his home without first applying for a very expernsive permit.
Hmmm. Maybe the Society took home Book Studies away for legal reasons.
Personally, I think the government has no right to tell people they can't meet up for Bible study.
Where is the ACLU?
It seems to me that in being forced to get a major use permit, neighbours get to have a say at a public hearing.
Over here in some areas finding a place to park outside your own front door is hopeless. And in areas around meetings places for worship and study, residents have to park their cars, sometimes a quarter of a mile, away from where they live. And often, if they haven't remembered to move their cars back in the morning they are faced with astronimcal fines.
edit: the trouble is you'd also have to remember where you'd parked the night before - a friend of mine used to have this problem and sometimes he'd be racing the parking warden to get to his car first
Personally, I think the government has no right to tell people they can't meet up for Bible study.
In another case, there was a couple who were holding religious meetings (studies) at their house in a very upscale, nice neighbourhood but the number of cars that sometimes numbered about 20, were alledgedly blocking all the roads and driveways. It was interupting the peace and quiet of the other residents on the street and was happening every week. They objected to a petition asking them to stop having those meetings on the grounds of religious discrimination.
Who was wrong - the people having the study groups every week or the people living on the street? Whose rights come first?
sammieswife.
Who was wrong - the people having the study groups every week or the people living on the street? Whose rights come first?
The right to free religious practice and freedom of assembly come first. Those are inalienable rights, and are never, under any circumstance should be limited.
In a residential neighbourhood, the people who own the properties and pay the taxes for those properties should have the final say. Numerous homeowners should not be denied parking space for their guests or access to their own homes because one person chooses to be an asshole and run a church out of his basement. That's why we have zoning bylaws.
If you want to worship go build a church, but don't impose your shit on others.
W
Just ban religion and get it over with already.
Warlock
Just ban religion and get it over with already.
Warlock
It's coming soon enough, Bro. Sylvia
Great now Snowbird is preaching about "the great Tribulation."
