Animals
I hope the city wins. While I believe in religious tolerance, I know I wouldn't want to live next door to someone making animal sacrifices in their home. Perhaps a compromise could be reached where the followers of Santeria had some designated area for their worship services rather then conducting them in their homes in residential neighborhoods. I also have concerns about how humanly the animals are treated? Hopefully those concerns could also be addressed.
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Animals
What is Santeria?
The city's code says the law against slaughtering animals is intended to promote "the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the city," "to protect property values" and "to enhance the quality of life of persons, pets and other animals."The dispute has left many residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area wondering: What is Santeria? How did it get to Euless? And where do you draw the line between religious tolerance and a community's right to ban the killing of animals?Santeria, also known as Lukumi, originated among the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria thousands of years ago and came to the Caribbean through the trans-Atlantic slave trade. It arrived in South Florida during the Cuban exodus of the 1960s. High priests, or obas, like Pichardo estimate that there are 3 million to 4 million followers in the U.S.
I hope the city wins. While I believe in religious tolerance, I know I wouldn't want to live next door to someone making animal sacrifices in their home. Perhaps a compromise could be reached where the followers of Santeria had some designated area for their worship services rather then conducting them in their homes in residential neighborhoods. I also have concerns about how humanly the animals are treated? Hopefully those concerns could also be addressed.
- We Are Furious With Rainsville, Alabama
We learned about this from Jan at Jan's Funny Farm. Please read her post Carol Crocker's Rescue for more information. A very nice lady in Rainsville, AL (northeast Alabama) has been taking in strays for the county as they do not have a shelter....
- Jan's Funny Farm: Help Tammy Rothrock
JAN'S FUNNY FARM: Help Tammy Rothrock (We pasted this from JFF as we thought it was important that the word get out ASAP. JFF copied it from Artsy Catsy) Tammy Rothrock lives in Brazil, Indiana, where she and her husband, in their home of more than...
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Some African-American Christian women working for Oakland's government organized the Good News Employee Association, which they announced with a flier describing their group as "a forum for people of Faith to express their views on the contemporary...
- Google Earth
For most of the 100 million people who have downloaded Google Earth, the biggest draw is the chance to look at 3-D satellite images of their homes, neighborhoods and favorite landmarks. Read more about it in the Sun Herald. ...
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