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An Arizona church is suing the City of San Luis, charging officials with allegedly blocking its charitable food distribution to individuals and families in need.
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Conservative legal firm First Liberty Institute and law firm Snell and Wilmer L.L.P. filed a complaint and request for a preliminary injunction in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on behalf of Gethsemani Baptist Church.
Jeremy Dys, senior counsel for First Liberty, told CBN News the church, headed by Pastor Jose Manuel Castro, is close to the U.S.-Mexico border and has long served people in need.
“Here’s a church that has, for the last 25 or 30 years, been present in that community and caring for its people by handing them food when they need it,” Dys said, noting people all over the region have benefited from Gethsemani Baptist Church’s efforts.
The attorney said the house of worship recently found itself in the crosshairs over truck deliveries that reportedly violate city codes in the church’s zoning district. According to AZ Family, local municipal codes state commercial vehicles over one-and-a-half tons cannot be in residential lots.
An incident last summer in which a
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