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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
News Would Jesus really do this?
Posted By Cheris Hodges on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:00 PM
A halfway house is moving to a Northeast Charlotte neighborhood. The house will give women who had good behavior in prison an opportunity for a second chance.
But their neighbor isn't happy the house is coming there.
The halfway house's neighbor isn't some old stick in the mud woman, it's a church.
A church. This doesn't seem very Christ-like.
According to the Charlotte Observer, Harbor Baptist Church thinks these women will harm the 500 children the church ministers to.
Sounds like these kids are getting hurt from the intolerant people who are supposed to be helping them.
Not what Jesus would do.
Project supporters broke ground for the Center for Women on Friday. But Harbor Baptist Church on Old Concord Road remains optimistic it can stop the project.The next episode in the controversy takes place today: At the order of Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin, the city's Zoning Board of Adjustment reconsiders a previous decision to give the site a zoning variance that allowed work to begin.
Church officials filed a court challenge to that decision in February.
However, backers of the center said that, even if the zoning decision is reversed, the project will go ahead, with adjustments. Construction is set to begin in September.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be a church that would oppose this,” said Myra Clark of the Center for Community Transitions, which is behind the project.
“I would think that reaching out to people who have lost their way is a core value for most churches. And I had hoped the women would be able to worship at that church.”
On that point, the church agrees. Harbor Baptist Pastor J.R. Farrington said he'd be thrilled to host the women at his church, which has up to 700 in its pews on Sundays.
Here's hoping that these women will find a better church to worship in. A church where the pastor is not an asshole.
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