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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJustice Dept. announces "Place to Worship Initiative" to build, buy or rent.
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NEW: Justice Dept. announces "Place to Worship Initiative, focusing on "protecting the ability of houses of worship and other religious institutions to build, expand, buy, or rent facilities."
Oh this looks terrible, like a massive ability to land grab.
Sorry I cannot paste the statement, its a pic.
Bettie
(16,199 posts)this only applies to Christian churches.
Say good-bye to your yards if a church wants to expand their parking lot.
Oh, this will probably force public schools to rent (or "donate" space to churches too.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)tanyev
(42,874 posts)Riiiight.
MineralMan
(146,395 posts)with my plans to build a worship center dedicated to pastafarianism in my neighborhood. I shall call it Giorgio's Holy House of Pasta.
Dinner services will be held between 5-12 P.M. Reservations required.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,615 posts)Wouldn't you like to have one of these mega-churches in your neighborhood?
Initech
(100,300 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)but the build, expand, buy or rent facilities sure fits. Must be making a loophole.
This web page and the RLUIPA need to be watched closely.
Initech
(100,300 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Mine will allow me to smoke weed, refuse service to evangelical christians, stop paying taxes....
Let's all start silly religions and take advantage of these freedom laws.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,447 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)MineralMan
(146,395 posts)I can hear the call to prayer now, ringing out from minarets in every neighborhood. That would remind me of my time in Turkey in the USAF. Just off base, across the fence from my barracks, there was such a neighborhood mosque. I can't say, though, that the Imam there had a wonderful singing voice. Still, five times a day, the call rang out.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)When hell freezes over.
Solly Mack
(90,859 posts)directed at my tax-free, self-love tithing of adoration.
I really need that plane, people.
I'll send you a bottle of my Miracle Spring Brawndo - It's Got Electrolytes!
On a serious note...
Fuck this shit. Bunch of Sons of Jacob wannabe tyrants.
Theocrats who will discriminate against religions not to their liking.
All bullshit. Playing the victim when they are so clearly not the victims of anything - but manufacturing a crisis that needs special laws - laws designed to oppress everyone else - to "protect" them.
Just let people want to build a mosque - and see how fast "religious freedom" doesn't apply to the "other".
No, this isn't about religious freedom - this is about creating special rights for religion ( and even then - the desired religion)
Ilsa
(61,727 posts)to a strip club, but local rules prohibit a place that serves alcohol from being within 100 feet of a school, who moves?