Christian Persecution

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/21/california-couple-fined-300-for-holding-home-bible-studies/

A Christian family with a large property has been fined twice by the City of San Juan Capistrano for holding meetings in their home that exceed fifty people. They claim the couple needs to have a conditional use permit if they are going to have ongoing meetings at their home. The family is holding a Bible study. They are not a church; they are not taking up a collection.

They meet twice a week to discuss the Bible. Christians have held meetings in private homes since the earliest days of the Christian faith. The city of San Juan Capistrano was founded by Roman Catholic priests and is the home of the oldest building in California, a Catholic chapel. It is ironic that now that city is using its power to persecute Christians for having friends over to pray and study the Word of God.

A conditional use permit does not simply entail filling out a couple forms and paying a couple hundred dollars. It requires studies; approvals and can cost tens of thousands of dollars as well as be denied by the city. They may also require structural changes in the home and property that could also cost tens of thousands of dollars. The city should not be determining who can visit a private home. Unless there is loud noise, public drinking, fighting and other criminal acts, people should be allowed to study the Bible in a private home, on a regular basis, even if a few of the neighbors don’t like it, that’s the view from the Hysterical Right Wing.