Deserving of Equal Treatment’ The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) announced on Wednesday that a San Francisco area federal court ruled that churches have no place in the dynamic downtown area of one northern California city. The non-profit legal group reports that New Harvest Christian Fellowship has leased space along Main Street in Salinas, CA for over 25 years. As the congregation grew, church leaders decided to look for a larger building, locating one across the street from where they’d been gathering.  Unfortunately, the City of Salinas had a different image in mind for Main Street. City officials imposed limitations on how the building could be used, like reserving space on the first floor for retail shops. This meant worship services and assemblies would have to meet on the second floor – an impractical provision for the church. After realizing that the city … Continue reading Christian Persecution Has Begun, CA Federal Judge Rules Against Churches: ‘Less