[Apologetics] Ruling on Property Seizure Rallies Christian Groups

[Art Kelly]

Ruling on Property Seizure Rallies Christian Groups

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Conservative Christian groups seeking to galvanize
support for a battle over a Supreme Court nomination
are rallying around the unlikely symbol of a
mega-church in Los Alamitos, Calif., one of a handful
of houses of worship that have tangled with towns over
the use of eminent domain to take their properties.

In the aftermath of a Supreme Court ruling two weeks
ago in favor of using eminent domain for development
that increases a city's tax base, many Christian
groups are warning supporters that the tax-exempt
status of churches may make them targets, often citing
the attempt to take a plot of land from the Cottonwood
Christian Center in Los Alamitos.

The complete article is at
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/11/politics/politicsspecial1/11church.html?pagewanted=print

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