Law & Justice: September 2011 Archives
The city of San Juan Capistrano is requiring a home Bible study to get a permit to keep meeting, and fining them meanwhile for their lack thereof.
An Orange County couple has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study in their home on the grounds that the meeting violates a city ordinance as a "church" and not as a private gathering.Homeowners Chuck and Stephanie Fromm, of San Juan Capistrano, were fined $300 earlier this month for holding what city officials called "a regular gathering of more than three people".
That type of meeting would require a conditional use permit as defined by the city, according to Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), the couple's legal representation.
The Fromms also reportedly face subsequent fines of $500 per meeting for any further "religious gatherings" in their home, according to PJI.
Of course the city's permit requirement and fines are atrocious, unconstitutional, and immoral... but what's the proper Biblical response to such persecution?
1. Civil disobedience. Continue to meet, refuse to pay fines.
2. Legal challenge. Take the city to court and try to use the law against them.
3. Compliance. Get the permit, pay the fines, and keep quiet.
Remind me how many people died in Watergate?
The investigation into Gunwalker continues.
After reiterating that every law enforcement agent that has been asked about Operation Fast and Furious has said that there is no way that it could have been a viable law enforcement operation, I asked Chairman Issa if there was any evidence of another reason for the implementation of Operation Fast and Furious and the other alleged gun-walking operations."This was dumb, it was useless, and it was lethal," was the soundbite most of us will take away from the call in answer to that question, but his longer answer -- which I regret I do not have a transcript of -- is far more telling. ...
Issa put it rather bluntly: "The administration wanted to show that guns found in Mexico came from the United States."
He elaborated a bit when he noted that while he wouldn't presume to know the precise goals of Operation Fast and Furious, it certainly did seem to tie in with the narrative the Obama administration was trying to push -- that U.S. guns were turning up at Mexican crime scenes. That allowed, the suggestion hanging in the air was that a goal of the Administration was indeed a "Reichstag fire" designed to support a narrative that has been publicly woven by Attorney General Holder, Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano, and President Obama himself on multiple occasions.
I hope that the truth comes out and that all wrongdoers are brought to justice.
