Friday, July 29, 2005
Eminent Domain Used to Seize Church Property
Yesterday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced their plans to seize private church property and displace the remains of 1,300 deceased members of St. John’s United Church of Christ in order to “revitalize” and expand O’Hare International Airport.
Tragically, “they acknowledge that the salvation of the deceased at St. Johannes Cemetery depends on their undisturbed remains, but then order them to be bulldozed away,” said Anthony Picarello, president and general counsel of The Becket Fund who is defending the church, cemetery and family members of the deceased. He, along with his clients, are outraged by this gross violation of religious rights. “Our country's founders are also turning in their graves."
Full story here.
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Tragically, “they acknowledge that the salvation of the deceased at St. Johannes Cemetery depends on their undisturbed remains, but then order them to be bulldozed away,” said Anthony Picarello, president and general counsel of The Becket Fund who is defending the church, cemetery and family members of the deceased. He, along with his clients, are outraged by this gross violation of religious rights. “Our country's founders are also turning in their graves."
Full story here.
# posted by Pete @ 5:44 PM 
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