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AZ: Church?s path to God blocked by Glendale?s zoning code

By Alliance Alert

Arizona Republic: "The Potter's House Christian Fellowship Center has been shut down by the city of Glendale. Under a cease-and-desist order issued April 26, the church's pastor, the Rev. James Martinez, could be cited and thrown into jail if he returns to the sanctuary. Simply put: Glendale doesn't allow churches in industrial areas and even if it did, Martinez's church doesn't meet city safety standards . . . That raises the eyebrows of [Daniel Blomberg], of the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal group. 'Why are they going to allow a drive-in movie theater but not a church?' he asked."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on May 26, 2010 (boomark / email).