The United States Department of Justice has argued that a city in Oregon has wrongfully restricted a local congregation from being able to feed the local homeless population.
An Episcopal diocese and a congregation have filed a lawsuit against an Oregon city over a new ordinance that limits their ministry's ability to feed the homeless amid complaints from neighbors.
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Portland, Ore., Feb 4, 2022 / 15:19 pm (CNA).
The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church are suing the city of Brookings, Oregon, after the city passed an ordinance in October limitin.
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The Brookings City Council voted unanimously to limit the number of free meals churches can serve. They say zoning codes allow them to enforce these restrictions after neighbors complained.