Following the ACLJ’s involvement, a city in California has reversed course and provided assurances that it will not interfere with residents’ in-home gatherings and Bible studies simply because they are religious.
The ACLJ was first asked to step in after a resident in the community was issued a notice of an alleged zoning violation after holding a gathering in his home for regular religious meetings on Sunday.
In early 2024, our client (a resident of the City of Manhattan Beach) began gathering in the privacy of his own home with fellow Christians to watch church on TV and fellowship together. In April 2024, our client received a notice from the City of Manhattan Code Enforcement notifying him of an alleged zoning violation: establishing a new religious assembly use without a permit.
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The ACLJ was first asked to step in after a resident in the community was issued a notice of an alleged zoning violation after holding a gathering in his home for regular religious meetings on Sunday.
In early 2024, our client (a resident of the City of Manhattan Beach) began gathering in the privacy of his own home with fellow Christians to watch church on TV and fellowship together. In April 2024, our client received a notice from the City of Manhattan Code Enforcement notifying him of an alleged zoning violation: establishing a new religious assembly use without a permit.
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California City Complies With ACLJ’s Demand To Stop Interfering With Private In-Home Bible Studies and Religious Gatherings | American Center for Law and Justice
Following the ACLJ’s involvement, a city in California has reversed course and provided assurances that it will not interfere with residents’ in-home gatherings and Bible studies simply because they are religious. The ACLJ was first asked to step in after a resident in the community was issued a...
