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Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:01 pm**

Pastor arrested for holding home Bible study

July 11, 2012

Today, Michael Salman sits in jail following a raid on his home because the city doesn't allow people to hold private Bible studies on their own property! Fox News quoted Phoenix City Prosecutor Vicki Hall as saying, "It came down to zoning and proper permitting. Anytime you are holding a gathering of people continuously as he does, we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire."

Pastor arrested for holding home Bible study - Atlanta Bible study | Examiner.com

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:49 pm**

What an astoundingly misleading article. What's Fox News for?

Despite What FOX News Tells You, Michael Salman Is Not Going to Jail for Hosting a Bible Study

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:22 pm**

katsung47;1399436 wrote: Pastor arrested for holding home Bible study

July 11, 2012

Today, Michael Salman sits in jail following a raid on his home because the city doesn't allow people to hold private Bible studies on their own property! Fox News quoted Phoenix City Prosecutor Vicki Hall as saying, "It came down to zoning and proper permitting. Anytime you are holding a gathering of people continuously as he does, we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire."

Pastor arrested for holding home Bible study - Atlanta Bible study | Examiner.com

Hi Katsung,

Several reports of this are doing the rounds on facebook as It's a talking point.

Father of six faces 60 days behind bars for hosting Bible study in his OWN home against city rules | Mail Online

According to the Daily Mail, he has already appeared In court. According to court documents, Mr Salman was found guilty of 67 code violations. Besides the 60-day jail term and probation, Salman must also pay a $12,180 fine.

The story appears to be very much true but It appears It's more about breach of safety regulations than actually practising religion.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:38 pm**

Here are a couple of links that help get it.

Phoenix Officials Release 'Fact Sheet' in Jailed Pastor's Home Bible Study Case

Official Site of the City of Phoenix - Fact Sheet Regarding the Michael Salman Case

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:10 pm**

Yeah, they shouldn't worry about safety codes when it's a home church. If the building becomes a giant fireball and cooks everyone, it obviously means the folks were sinners.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:37 pm**

yaaarrrgg;1399448 wrote: Yeah, they shouldn't worry about safety codes when it's a home church. If the building becomes a giant fireball and cooks everyone, it obviously means the folks were sinners.:wah::wah:

Or God was calling them home. Remember the drama Oral Roberts tried to create a few years ago by locking himself up in his luxury tower and stating that unless he raised lots of money "God is going to call me home."?

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:01 pm**

Ahso!;1399451 wrote: :wah::wah:

Or God was calling them home. Remember the drama Oral Roberts tried to create a few years ago by locking himself up in his luxury tower and stating that unless he raised lots of money "God is going to call me home."?

Ah, true. I'm surprised Oral didn't like the idea, since his heavenly home was going to be even more luxurious.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:39 am**

You know laws are burdensome when even God is prevented from having his own version of an old fashion Weenie Roast here on earth should He desire one. Is God's fetish with fire restricted to the afterlife, the Sun and an occasional accident?

Profound questions for fundamentalist Christians that should keep them busy for a while.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:02 am**

yaaarrrgg;1399448 wrote: Yeah, they shouldn't worry about safety codes when it's a home church. If the building becomes a giant fireball and cooks everyone, it obviously means the folks were sinners.

:yh_rotfl

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:03 am**

spot;1399438 wrote: What an astoundingly misleading article. What's Fox News for?

Despite What FOX News Tells You, Michael Salman Is Not Going to Jail for Hosting a Bible Study

FAUX News is for rabble rousing the mindless masses and it does a very good job.

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:52 am**

SnoozeAgain;1399465 wrote: FAUX News is for rabble rousing the mindless masses and it does a very good job.

On the other hand I'm all in favor of generating a hysterical fundamentalist backlash. Maybe if there's still a 19th century Arizona ordinance in the law code which enables a judicial crucifixion it could be brought out and dusted off. There's nothing quite like unbelievers creating yet another martyr when it comes to triggering a religious revival - look at Afghanistan these days, for example.

This plonker has 145 chairs in one room and claims what regularly goes on there qualifies as a home bible study meeting? I'd not release him back into the community until he'd at least apologized on oath before a judge for abusing the English language.