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counsel for The Western Center For Law News that Jones had retained an attorney
& Policy in Escondido, who represented broke May 22, and spread around the world
Jones and announced the county’s decision within days. Channel 10 received more
in a June 3 press release. than 744,000 hits to their online version.
“Response from the county at the end The case was reported on the Drudge
was fantastic, a home run,” said Broyles. Report, CNN, Fox News national, radio talk
“It’s rare that you get the government to shows, six local television channels, and
act so quickly and rare you get them to the Union-Tribune. The county received a
apologize when they make a mistake, and fl ood of protests from as far away as China
rare they commit to corrective action. The and New Zealand.
response they’ve given us we appreciate The Joneses enjoy peaceful relationships
highly.” with their neighbors. The man who
Jones is so anxious to tell Christians complained to authorities had spent the
that the issue never was parking or traffi c, night at a neighbor’s house, and reported
that he’s writing a book, with a working a $220 dent in his vehicle. Although Jones
title of “Stop Religious Assembly.” It will never believed his guests caused the dent, he
relate how the Bible study, which began promised to make it good to the man, whom
in the dirt on the streets of San Diego, has he has known for years. The next Tuesday
transformed lives of homeless people, drug the Bible study group pitched in to raise the
addicts and felons. Jones wonders why the $220, “to be a good Christian testimony.”
county would want to stop a group that’s Jones has not seen the man since.
taking a burden off the system. The Joneses’ Bible study had been
“The county 100 percent was trying to growing too big for their living room. So,
shut us down because it’s a Bible study,” after attendance ran into the 20s about six
said Jones, who believes they would months ago, they birthed a new Bible study
have succeeded if they had not been group, and are ready to branch off again.
overwhelmed by public outrage. Jones said Attendees volunteer as parking attendants
that at each of the six follow-up meetings to prevent parking problems. The 15 who
with the county, they never told him that attend arrive in 11 cars. Parking includes
it was a parking issue. “The only thing we a 268-foot long private driveway, shared
were told was we had to stop,” Jones said. by three homes on acreage, plus 50 feet of
Later the county said: “You don’t have to Jones’ driveway, and a 180-foot road to the
stop, but we don’t know to proceed.” side. But since the citation, Jones has told
Broyles said there was such a strong his people to park only on his property,
response because Christians are concerned including his big vacant lot.
about the erosion of their religious freedom. Although the Joneses had stopped
“It would have been chilling for religious inviting people to their home study,
freedom,” he said. “It was a must-win case. it continues to grow because of the
… I think it’s constitutionally unacceptable transformation of the people who attend.
that the government could effectively Examples are homeless people who have
shut down home Bible studies or prayer gone back to school and hold down solid
groups.” jobs.
Broyles said it was wonderful to be “We think this is either an attack of Satan
able to settle without fi ling a lawsuit. He because of what we’re doing,” Jones said.
attributed this to “how egregiously the “Or, God is using our case. If you had to use
county had overstepped their authority. It ours as a test case, who else has so much
was a severe overreaching by a government parking area and absolutely no disturbance
agency. The tidal wave of response that to neighbors? We have a great situation. The
came in overwhelmed the county. They county really blew it on this. They could
asked to meet with us the day after never have won this in court.”
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