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A pastor on Good Friday who had some friends over at his house for dinner and bible study were told by San Diego County employees that it "unlawful use of land" and were told to stop or buy a permit for thousands of $$$.
"Do you have a regular weekly meeting in your home? Do you sing? Do you say 'amen'?" the official reportedly asked. "Do you say, 'Praise the Lord'?"
The pastor's wife answered yes.
She says she was then told, however, that she must stop holding "religious assemblies" until she and her husband obtain a Major Use Permit from the county, a permit that often involves traffic and environmental studies, compliance with parking and sidewalk regulations and costs that top tens of thousands of dollars.
The pastor's wife answered yes.
She says she was then told, however, that she must stop holding "religious assemblies" until she and her husband obtain a Major Use Permit from the county, a permit that often involves traffic and environmental studies, compliance with parking and sidewalk regulations and costs that top tens of thousands of dollars.
“It is no coincidence that the first thing any totalitarian state does is to regulate and control association, organisations and churches.
“We need to be alert to this danger, and we need to defend the rights of churches and other organisations, not simply in order to defend religious freedom but in order to preserve freedom itself.”
“We need to be alert to this danger, and we need to defend the rights of churches and other organisations, not simply in order to defend religious freedom but in order to preserve freedom itself.”
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