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Guys, by chance didja hear about this?

A San Diego pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a county official and warned they will face escalating fines if they continue to hold Bible studies in their home.

The couple, whose names are being withheld until a demand letter can be filed on their behalf, told their attorney a county government employee knocked on their door on Good Friday, asking a litany of questions about their Tuesday night Bible studies, which are attended by approximately 15 people.

Granted, Conventional Wisdom&#153 mandates that such gatherings should, by definition, be open to all, even (theoretically) those off the street.&#160 Carrying the gospel to the nations ‘n all that.

Given who it was that was asking the question, however, I think I’d’ve been tempted to reposnd, “Just what the Hell&#153 business is it of yours, douchebag?

“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.

Okay, just before typed this blurb, I uttered both “Amen” and “Praise the Lord”.

I am now patiently waiting for San Diego’s brownshirts to come knock at my door.&#160 C’mon, pussies – I fucking dare&#160 ya.

And if they fail to pay for the MUP, the county official reportedly warned, the couple will be charged escalating fines beginning at $100, then $200, $500, $1000, “and then it will get ugly.”

Dunno ’bout you guys, but the minute this chickenshit said that, I’d’ve been overwhelmingly tempted to let things “get ugly” right then and there.&#160 Starting with shoving my .357 in said chickenshit’s face and inviting him to get his ass off my doorstep before I escorted his ass off this mortal coil.

But that’s just me.&#160 Just sayin’.

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One response to “Freedom of religion:&#160 Void where prohibited by anti-Christian brownshirts”

1. David Hartung says:

   June 7, 2009 at 10:38 pm

   Darth,

   This has been ongoing. The latest is that the city has backed down and admitted that they had no call to cite these folks. It is amazing what a competent attorney and the right publicity can do.

   Of course, neither should have been necessary.

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