Comments on: Charity – Not In My Backyard!

By: Brad Warbiany

Brad Warbiany — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:35:36 +0000

Warren,

You migrated to Wordpress, right? I think if you use the plain text editor instead of the HTML editor, any embedded ads will quickly show up when you cut-and-paste the text from another site. I’ve excerpted a few sites that have embedded ads and sidebars that show up in-stream on the copied text, but with the plain text editor I can see if they’re trying to insert any embeds when I paste into my composition box.

Alternatively (if you prefer the rich html editor), you can just try pasting to Notepad first and that should show you if there’s anything you don’t want in there.

By: LoneSnark

LoneSnark — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:07:51 +0000

D-man, you shall not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The church has been harmed by this ordinance, just as anyone is harmed by an ordinance which limits the possible use of their property. As such, an argument can be made that this ordinance and all other zoning ordinances are a taking by the government and are therefore required to pay compensation. But as the supreme court has ruled, the government can destroy 99% of the value of your property and not owe you a dime, because the title is still in your name.

Hence the game sometimes played by city officials. If you donate your property to the city we will let you write it off your income taxes at market value. However, if you refuse to donate your land to us, we will rezone your land to a useless state.

By: Cluebyfour

Cluebyfour — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:19:45 +0000

May the ‘activists’ who filed this complaint never go hungry.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:31:31 +0000

Of all the Christian denominations, I can just see the United Methodists embracing that topless bar.

I have to wonder, though, how effective this church’s plan would be. If this is a high end area, how are the poor going to get there? If you want to help the hungry, who likely don’t have cars, you need a location closer to them.

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:11:50 +0000

I am suprised the church has not heard of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a federal law that allows churches to overide local zoning laws.

By: Sam Hall

Sam Hall — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:25:44 +0000

Houston Texas doesn’t have a zoning code and they seem to do just fine.

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:31:44 +0000

Dr. T,

Well put.

By: gadfly

gadfly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:59 +0000

Warren:

Those AZ Republic ads just go poof and disappear when you use Firefox with Ad Blocker.