Sunday, May 14th, 2006
Today’s Blogmarks
Grabbed from my blogmarks.
San Diego sued for discrimination against churches
A federal court denied San Diego’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by a church accusing the city of discrimination for charging churches higher rental fees than similar community groups. Canyon Ridge Baptist Church, represented by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, rents a city-owned facility, the Kearny Mesa Recreation Center, for its Sunday worship services. “A landlord – especially when it’s the government – shouldn’t treat Christian tenants any differently than other tenants,” said ADF attorney Tim Chandler.
A letter to Bill Clinton written by the co-counsel who successfully argued the Roe v. Wade decision urged the then-president-elect to “eliminate the barely educated, unhealthy and poor segment of our country” by liberalizing abortion laws. Ron Weddington, who with his wife Sarah Weddington represented “Jane Roe,” sent the four-page letter to President Clinton’s transition team before Clinton took office in January 1993.
1 Comment
May 15th, 2006 at 07:58
Re Churches - I used to attend a church that was renting a facility at a local outlet mall. The owners of the mall filed for bankruptcy, and the property transferred ownership to some government agency. When our lease came up for renewal, it was denied because we would not have the government owning a building which housed a church.
Re Abortion - you would think that the african american community would be one of those that are most AGAINST abortion. From what I’ve read, the majority of these folks are staunch democrats who are pro-choice.
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