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Pastor says home bible study declared a 'religious assembly,' code violation
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SAN DIEGO -- A pastor and the leader of a home bible study is sticking by his claim that a San Diego County employee told him the weekly Tuesday evening meetings at his house were a code violation.
Pastor David Jones, who said his 25,000 square-foot size church is just three miles away from his home, appeared on Fox News early this morning with his wife and lawyer. When show host Steve Doocy asked whether the official told him the code violation claim was about being over the limit with attendees at his home, Jones said, "No. They actually didn't say it that way."
"On Good Friday, we had an employee of San Diego County come to our house and inform us that the Bible study that we were having was a religious assembly and a violation of the code in the county," Jones said.
Lawyer Dean Broyles, of Western Center for Law & Policy, said the county's action not only violates religious land-use laws but also assaults both the First Amendment's freedom of assembly and freedom of religion.
"I believe our founding fathers would roll over in their graves if they saw that here in 2009 that a pastor and his wife are being told that they can not have a simple bible study in their home," Broyles said.
An employee of the Western Center for Law & Policy said late Wednesday afternoon that a letter to San Diego County officials in regards to the alleged code violation had not yet been sent. The county has not responded to the claims it has violated First Amendment rights.
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