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Arizona town bans church from in-home meetings and Bible studies

By Alliance Alert

Christian Singles & Spirituality Examiner: "The pastor of the seven-member Oasis of Truth Church in Gilbert, AZ was ordered by a cease and desist letter to terminate religious meetings in his home, no matter the size or frequency, based on zoning regulations . . . 'Christian church groups shouldn?t be singled out for discrimination and banned from meeting in their own homes. The interpretation and enforcement of the town?s code is clearly unconstitutional. It bans 200,000 Gilbert residents from meeting in their private homes for organized religious purposes-an activity encouraged in the Bible, practiced for thousands of years, and protected by the First Amendment,' said ADF Litigation Counsel Daniel Bloomberg."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on March 15, 2010 (boomark / email).