First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel Jeremy Dys told Fox News Digital about a lawsuit against a Colorado town accused of cracking down on a local church for housing the homeless.
A Colorado church filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Castle Rock after local officials allegedly cracked down on their use of RVs to shelter members of the local homeless population, according to a May press release from First Liberty Institute. Attorney Jeremy Dys, senior counsel for the organization, says the crackdown violates the church's First Amendment right to religious liberty.
The RVs used to house the homeless sit on a parking lot on the church's 54-acre property that spans to the Rocky Mountains and is reportedly distant from residential areas. First Liberty's press release says the town claims these RVs – or temporary shelter ministries – violate zoning ordinances and put an end to the practice last December.
People in the community depend on the church’s ministry—particularly single moms and their children who, without the church’s help, would be separated and placed with foster families while homeless. Many have nowhere else to turn, especially because neither the town or county has emergency temporary shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness or who are otherwise suddenly without a place,' the press release said.
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