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Why Did Officials in Mission Viejo (CA) Let a Church Rent Public Space Worth $51,765 for Only $25?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/13/why-did-officials-in-mission-viejo-ca-let-a-church-rent-public-space-worth-51765-for-only-25/The Mission Viejo City Council in California has a history of promoting Christianity whenever they think they can get away with it.
In 2015, one council member lashed out against atheist Al Holguin and his wife when they didn’t stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. (Holguin used the public comments portion of the following meeting to defend himself.)
Last year, both Assistant Sheriff Don Barnes and City Councilwoman Wendy Bucknum appeared in their official capacities during a National Day of Prayer event. Bucknum even bragged about how the event was taking place “on city property.” (Sheriff Sandra Hutchens later apologized to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, assuring them it would never happen again.)
And now we’re learning that, during that National Day of Prayer event last year, the city allowed the Mission Viejo Christian Church to rent out a park, a school, and a generator for an entire day for the whopping sum of $25.
In 2015, one council member lashed out against atheist Al Holguin and his wife when they didn’t stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. (Holguin used the public comments portion of the following meeting to defend himself.)
Last year, both Assistant Sheriff Don Barnes and City Councilwoman Wendy Bucknum appeared in their official capacities during a National Day of Prayer event. Bucknum even bragged about how the event was taking place “on city property.” (Sheriff Sandra Hutchens later apologized to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, assuring them it would never happen again.)
And now we’re learning that, during that National Day of Prayer event last year, the city allowed the Mission Viejo Christian Church to rent out a park, a school, and a generator for an entire day for the whopping sum of $25.
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