After more than 70 people spoke, the Fairview Town Council decided to deny the LDS temple permit request without prejudice, meaning the church can present a...
The Fairview Town Council meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 was held at Accasia’s Event Venue to accommodate more people. The council denied a special permit to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build their proposed McKinney Texas Temple.The Fairview Town Council denied The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a conditional use permit for the proposed
A council meeting in Fairview, Texas, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Accasia’s Event Venue in Fairview is where the council voted on whether The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could build their proposed temple.“Christians can worship in a building that does not have a cross, yet I would never say steeples and crosses are not an important part of their faith,” she said.
Both the speakers and council members repeated throughout the meeting that opposition to the temple is about its size and not its religious affiliation.Karen Sowards, a resident of McKinney who use to be a teacher in the church, suggested the church consider designing the temple like the one in Paris, France, which has about the same square footage, but does not have a steeple or spire.
“We are disappointed with tonight’s vote by the Fairview city council and express gratitude for the tireless efforts of those who worked to provide correct and positive information to the community about the temple project,” the church’s official statement said.
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