tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post7214915274432720023..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Coding Character: Religious Assemblies and Zoning Laws -- SightingsRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-36811593046418110532010-04-15T12:21:24.020-04:002010-04-15T12:21:24.020-04:00Thanks Roy for this. It takes a Baptist to know t...Thanks Roy for this. It takes a Baptist to know these things!Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-78037728017954704482010-04-15T11:41:46.323-04:002010-04-15T11:41:46.323-04:00this is a constitutional issue. the early propone...this is a constitutional issue. the early proponents of religious liberty - mostly Baptists, Unitarians, and Quakers - essentially argued that the state has no say whatsoever in either curtailing or supporting religious activities. The law since then has said that religious expression cannot be interfered with unless there is a strong secular interest in doing so that cannot be accommodated in another way. <br />Some time back I remember a court case regarding an orthodox synagogue meeting in a home that faced similar challenges and won in court.<br />here is a short article from the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty addressing free exercise - http://tinyurl.com/y2uyyueroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508828835908673347noreply@blogger.com