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SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S CHRISTIAN NEWSPAPER
Good News, etc.
July 2009 • Vol. 25, No. 9 San Diego Edition
County apologizes for what pastor says
Is ‘Ida’
was attack on allowing home Bible study
BY JUDY ERICKSON
Pastor David Jones, who drew international
the
attention when the County of San Diego threatened
to shut down his home Bible study unless he bought
a major use permit, has received an apology from
the county, which also rescinded its cease and desist
‘Missing
order. Jones, pastor of South Bay Community Church
ighart von Koenigswald, B. Holly Smith.
in National City, wants Christians to know this was
an attack on religious freedom, not a parking and
traffi c issue as many thought.
The citation delivered to the Jones’ home on
Link’?
April 10 spelled out violation of religious assembly
— threatening fi nes of up to $1,000 and jail time — if
they did not get an expensive major use permit or
stop meeting.
Although Jones’ address is Chula Vista, his rural
g Habersetzer1, Jorn H. Hurum, W
community is in unincorporated Bonita. That
means land use issues are handled by the county. In
resolving the dispute, the county’s attorney stated
that the Joneses’ Bible study “is within the scope
of the residential use” and the county therefore
Creation/evolution
“rescinds the Administrative Warning/Cease and
Photo: Terry Schwartz
Desist Order.” The county also stated that a major
Pastor David and Mary Jones in their home.
use permit is not required for meetings such as the
Joneses’ Bible study.
debate rekindled
clarify meetings such as [the Joneses] may continue
County Chief Administrative Offi cer Walter Ekard
without regulation by the County.” Even the ACLU
issued a formal apology to Pastor Jones, his wife,
chose to weigh in that religious liberty was being
and his congregation. Ekard also committed to take
targeted.
Photo: Jens L. Franzen, Philip D. Gingerich, Jor
Can fossil’s discovery be opportunity for Christians? several corrective measures, including directing “We are very encouraged by the county’s response
the County Department of Planning and Land
and their commitment to immediate corrective
Use and County Counsel to “conduct a thorough
action,” stated Dean Broyles, president and chief
pristinely preserved creature
review of ordinances regarding all assemblies to Please turn to page 20
By STU SMITH
as “the most complete primate
It couldn’t have been too fossil ever found,” and others
Support grows for Palau festival in San Diego
slow of a news day in New boldly declaring her a “missing
York City six weeks ago, with link” and the “most signifi cant Plans for a Luis Palau Festival 500 or more churches to be on board
the recession continuing to scientifi c discovery of recent for the summer of 2010 are moving by the time a festival starts. He was
plow homeowners into the times.” ahead smoothly, according to the pleased with the number to date,
ground, the fi ghting in Iraq Ida, as the fossil has been local representative of the Oregon- noting that many churches need to
putting our troops in harms thankfully nicknamed, was based evangelist. have a board or committee approve
way, and growing nuclear a young female animal that The planning, fi rst reported in partnering with the organization. He
tensions in the Middle East resembled a lemur. If you need the March edition of Good News, expected more churches to sign-on
and North Korea keeping the a refresher in lemur, you can etc., involves both the church and (there’s no monitary obligation) at a
midnight oil burning just about either do a Google image search, business communities. steering committee meeting on June
everywhere. or just dig out that old copy of “We have 61 partnering churches,” 25. There will also be a meeting on
Still, most of the world’s DreamWorks’ Madagascar and said Chris McFarland, a Palau July 23 at 1 p.m. and McFarland said
happenings took a backseat on wait for the character of King representative stationed in San Diego church leaders can call him at (619)
May 19 to the global coming out Julien XIII to come bounding to work on the planning. “Our goal 578-8002 for details.
party of a 47 million-year-old onto the screen. is for 150 churches by the Sept. 15 “I’m really excited that the
fossil named Darwnius masillae, So what’s all the fuss about? deadline for San Diego to formally business community is becoming
with some heralding the Please turn to page 15 ask for a festival.” involved,” McFarland added. A
Luis Palau
McFarland said he would expect Please turn to page 12
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