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August 12, 2015
Title: Houston tries to Steal Two Historic Black Churches
Topic: Eminent Domain
Discussed by Jeremy Dys
with Liberty Institute www.LibertyInstitute.org
On Monday, August 4, 2015, the
Liberty Institute filed a
lawsuit against the City of Houston for
threatening to take the property of two historic Black Houston churches in
violation of the Texas religious freedom law, including the Texas Religious
Freedom Restoration Act. Jeremy Dys is Senior Counsel at the Liberty Institute.
He is here today to discuss this blatant attempt to bully these churches and
steal their land.
Jeremey explains how these churches in the Fifth Ward have been helping the
community for decades, offering church-run food pantries, youth centers, and
programs to combat drug use, gang violence, and abuse. The City of Houston now
says they want the land (along with a good chunk of other land) to build houses
and to use it for retail space and a medical complex, maybe even a library. They
are cunning and conniving and they think they can get away with it – even if
they have to forcibly take it.
Listen in as Jeremy explains eminent domain and why the City of Houston thinks
they can just take the land through this process. Eminent domain, however, does
not apply to religious buildings. Jeremey and others at the Liberty Institute
are not going to allow the City of Houston to steal these churches from the
community. The Liberty Institute is representing the churches for free, as they
do with all cases they handle.
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April 11, 2014
Title: Planned, Trained, and Deliberate. Or was it a Simple Mistake?
Topic: Christian Persecution
Discussed by Jeremy Dys
with Liberty Institute www.LibertyInstitute.org
A five-year-old
Florida kindergartener was told "It is wrong" to pray.
Was this an innocent, yet ignorant mistake, or was the school employee trained
by her employer to stop any and all public displays of ‘Christian Religion’?
What rights do our Christian students have in practicing, displaying, and
sharing their religious beliefs? The rule of thumb is that Christian students
have the right to practice their faith even inside their school assignment. They
have the right to pray before a meal. They can publicly display their beliefs.
TThese rights are all protected by law. Students can even share their beliefs
during non-instructional time.
Listen in as Jeremy Dys, with the Liberty Institute, explains.
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