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ElNono
09-22-2011, 12:16 AM
Unless you're Fox News, then it becomes:

California Couple Fined $300 for Holding Home Bible Studies (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/21/california-couple-fined-300-for-holding-home-bible-studies/)

A southern California family has been fined for holding regular Bible studies at their home because it violates a city zoning code, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

The city of San Juan Capistrano, in Orange County, fined Charles and Stephanie Fromm $300 for having as many as 50 people assembled at their home twice a week, the Times reported. City officials also warned the couple that subsequent fines could increase if they continued to host the Bible studies without obtaining a special permit.

A religious legal non-profit group, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), has taken up the case saying the fine was a violation of religious freedom.

A spokeswoman for the city of San Juan Capistrano stressed that local authorities were not trying to prohibit home Bible study.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/21/california-couple-fined-300-for-holding-home-bible-studies/
baseline bum
09-22-2011, 12:21 AM
That's almost as stupid as the book they're studying tbh.
Wild Cobra
09-22-2011, 02:22 AM
The only way I can see it being a violation would be if they didn't have adequate parking. Anyone know the size of this residence, and where people would park?

According to the constitution, laws cannot be made to keep people from peaceable assemble.
Trainwreck2100
09-22-2011, 02:34 AM
it's probably against the fire code. But i can't imagine what they'd need a permit for
Wild Cobra
09-22-2011, 02:39 AM
it's probably against the fire code. But i can't imagine what they'd need a permit for
I don't think any court will allow you to regulate floor space of a private residence like they do businesses that require permits.
ChumpDumper
09-22-2011, 03:10 AM
The only way I can see it being a violation would be if they didn't have adequate parking. Anyone know the size of this residence, and where people would park?

According to the constitution, laws cannot be made to keep people from peaceable assemble.They can sure as hell restrict it and require permits for it.
ChumpDumper
09-22-2011, 03:12 AM
I don't think
Fpoonsie
09-22-2011, 04:34 PM
Does somebody have a link that DOESN'T cite "bible studies" as the reason for the violation? A friend posted the FoxNews-esque link and I was hoping to find one that refutes it.