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Proposed Law Would Protect Houses Of Worship From Local Harassment

Proposed Law Would Protect Houses Of Worship From Local Harassment

(Harrisburg, PA) -- A state House Democrat has filed early legislation that he says would protect the rights of churches to help the poor. Last year, two churches in Pottstown reportedly received notices that they weren't operating under the borough's definition of what a church should be. The Warming Center, an overnight shelter at St. Paul's United Church of Christ - was closed down one night in December during a Code Blue emergency. Democratic Representative Steven Malagari says the proposal specifies that "relief of poverty" is a church function and that local governments should not take steps to impede those efforts.


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