RE: Jail Time for Man Who Hosting Bible Study at His Home

[Jackson Holly]

Jail Time for Phoenix Man Who Hosted
Bible Study at His Home

By Graham Wood   | Posted Jul 7th 2012 6:30PM

EXCERPT:

A Phoenix man who held weekly Bible studies at his home has had the book thrown at him over the religious gatherings. Michael Salman has been sentenced to two months in jail and more than $12,000 in fines because the group sessions at his home were against the city's building code, Fox News Radio reported.

"They're cracking down on religious activities and religious use," Salman told Fox News Radio. "They're attacking what I as a Christian do in the privacy of my home."

Vicki Hill, Phoenix's chief assistant city prosecutor, said religious freedom had nothing to do with it and that it was a matter of public safety.

"Any time you are holding a gathering of people continuously, as he does – we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire," Hill told Fox News Radio. "It came down to zoning and proper permitting."

MORE w/NEWS VIDEO: ~~~~~~~~~~~~>

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012/07/07/phoenix-man-sentenced-to-jail-after-hosting-bible-study-in-his-h/?icid=maing-grid10%7Clegacy%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D176623

[Jacob Law]

Jail Time for Phoenix Man Who Hosted
Bible Study at His Home

By Graham Wood   | Posted Jul 7th 2012 6:30PM

EXCERPT:

A Phoenix man who held weekly Bible studies at his home has had the book thrown at him over the religious gatherings. Michael Salman has been sentenced to two months in jail and more than $12,000 in fines because the group sessions at his home were against the city's building code, Fox News Radio reported.

"They're cracking down on religious activities and religious use," Salman told Fox News Radio. "They're attacking what I as a Christian do in the privacy of my home."

Vicki Hill, Phoenix's chief assistant city prosecutor, said religious freedom had nothing to do with it and that it was a matter of public safety.

"Any time you are holding a gathering of people continuously, as he does – we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire," Hill told Fox News Radio. "It came down to zoning and proper permitting."

MORE w/NEWS VIDEO: ~~~~~~~~~~~~>

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012/07/07/phoenix-man-sentenced-to-jail-after-hosting-bible-study-in-his-h/?icid=maing-grid10%7Clegacy%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D176623

So you declare it a safety concern and then you can do away with the constitution? Well OK, but there is supereme court precedent on it, they tried to do that in Utah and a man name Scott Minnis won, but what the heck who care anymore.

[Dok]

Luk 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 
Luk 21:13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 
Luk 21:14 Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 
Luk 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 

[Jackson Holly]

Another story on FOX Commentary site:

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/man-facing-jail-for-hosting-home-bible-study.html

QUOTE:

“If I had people coming to my home on a regular basis for poker night or Monday Night Football, it would be permitted,” he said. “But when someone says to us we are not allowed to gather because of religious purposes – that is when you have discrimination.”

[Captain Reject]

Luke 11:46 - Jesus replied, "And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

[Kilika]

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24 (KJB)