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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSweet justice: Anti-gay Pastor who celebrated Orlando shootings is getting booted from his building
Baptist pastor Roger Jimenez of the California-based Verity Baptist Church drew widespread condemnation when he praised Omar Mateens terror attack on a gay Orlando nightclub and now hes getting some much-deserved comeuppance.
Local news station WMAZ 13 reports that Harsch Investment Properties, the company that owns the building where Jimenezs church now resides, says that it will not renew the churchs lease and is even asking Jimenez to consider moving immediately.
We have many places of worship and other religious organizations in the properties we manage, the company said in a press release, which also noted that the company will not tolerate tenants who advocate hatred and the taking of innocent lives.
Sadly, the lease doesnt expire until next March, so Jimenez and his church might be able to stay in the building for several more months. That said, Harsch Investment Properties has made it very clear that Verity Baptist Church is not welcome on their property.
More here: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/sweet-justice-anti-gay-pastor-who-celebrated-orlando-shootings-is-getting-booted-from-his-building/
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Sweet justice: Anti-gay Pastor who celebrated Orlando shootings is getting booted from his building (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Jun 2016
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63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)1. Just another liberal attack on Christianity...
No, dumbass, just a normal human reaction to your vile message of hate , pain and harm on fellow human beings. Christ himself would probably slap the shit out of you.
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)2. They will get him evicted
All they have to do is ask a Judge to evict him solely on the threat to their building that his "church" presence now represents.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. They'd need a lot more than that
When you consider the types of nuisance businesses that are hard to evict, then it takes a lot more than a hypothetical threat as a basis for eviction.
What I would do is to make sure that, as a tenant, they are scrupulously compliant with the terms of the lease.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)4. I agree. nt
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)5. I think you're wrong
All that has to happen is the insurance company threaten to cancel their insurance as long as that tenant remains.
It will be the insurance company that denies coverage if someone burns down the building because of the ass.
Wednesdays
(17,450 posts)6. That may very well be the real motive
And that's pretty sad. That it's not because of concern about the hateful message, but rather the possibility of a financial loss if something happens to the building.
eppur_se_muova
(36,305 posts)7. That's Harsch ! nt