Zoning religion: the battle over RLUIPA

Zoning religion: the battle over RLUIPA

By James D. McWilliams

Contributing writer

08.09.05

Today, the First Amendment of the Constitution protects a person’s right to worship freely, but controversy still rages over how much power local governments should have over where and when religious groups can worship. While religious groups assert that governments often use zoning rules to mask religious discrimination and disfavor religious uses of land, zoning boards assert they are merely trying to protect property values for neighboring landowners.

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