Friday, September 08, 2006

Judge Lets Calif. Christian School Group's Land-Use Lawsuit Proceed
By Jim Brown
September 8, 2006

(AgapePress) - A judge says a California county can be sued for barring a Christian education group from building a new school on property it owns in the area.
Redwood Christian Schools (RCS) has been waiting for its day in court for years, and now the wait is finally over.

Judge Samuel Conti has ruled that RCS can proceed with its lawsuit against Alameda County. For years, the county has sided with neighbors and others who do not want the Christian group to build its new school near them on its own 45-acre parcel of land. RCS has reported a 25 percent decline in enrollment while the county's efforts have blocked construction of the new campus.

Derek Gaubatz is director of litigation for the
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing RCS. He says the group's claim against Alameda County is based on the free-exercise clause of the First Amendment and on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, or RLUIPA. And now that a federal judge has rejected the county's arguments to dismiss the case, RCS intends to press forward with its suit. the rest

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