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California City Drops Threat Against Bible Group
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—Rancho Cucamonga has withdrawn a demand that a home Bible study group get a permit or shut down.
Linda Courtney with the Building and Safety Department says Tuesday that it was a misunderstanding and the order was rescinded last week after officials met with the pastor.
A neighbor's complaint that up to 60 people were gathering at his home on Friday nights prompted the city to send a letter to the pastor of Shiloh Tabernacle Church. It said he was operating a church in his home and needed to obtain a costly conditional use permit by Good Friday or shut down.
The letter raised an uproar in the conservative San Bernardino County town and the potential of a court fight.
But Courtney says the city has decided the Friday meetings are just Bible studies and can continue. (AP)
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