(cont'd from yesterday's post)
The community of Ocean Grove has a historic legacy of Christian faith. As they considered how to design their new pier with multiple endpoints, they found a shape that fulfilled that goal and honored their history as well.
Owned by the Methodist Minister Camp Meeting Association, it was 100% funded by private donors, the public can use it without any fee or beach tag, and no law had to be changed. They are free in America to express their religious faith. Some local people of other views disliked it.
In a related story: Minneapolis changed its noise ordinance to allow loudspeaker broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all times including dawn and late evening. There was no organized opposition.
The executive director of Minnesota CAIR welcomed the decision, saying that we are a nation founded on freedom of religion. If that principle applies to Muslims in Minneapolis, which it does, then it applies equally to Christians in Ocean Grove.
from New York Post
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