Fire department bars book-burning

[Rose Siding]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A church's plan for an old-fashioned book-burning has been thwarted by city and county fire codes.

Preachers and congregations throughout American history have built bonfires and tossed in books and other materials they believed offended God.

The Rev. Scott Breedlove, pastor of The Jesus Church, wanted to rekindle that tradition in a July 28 ceremony where books, CDs, videos and clothing would have been thrown into the flames.

Not so fast, city officials said.
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The new plan calls for members of the church to throw materials into garbage cans and then light candles to symbolically "burn" the material.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/07/12/no.book.burning.ap/

[damnraddem]

1. How dare the Fire Department thwart freedom of religion?

Next thing, they'll be trying to rein in witch burning. ;-)

[colonel odis]

2. this is so sad. i didn't realize even our fire departments

have been infiltrated by godless liberals.

[tom_paine]

3. Ah, the evil of Bushevikism rises not so slowly any more

And yes, next thing you know the Fire Department will say Witch Burning is a Fire Hazard.

Damned liberal commie firemen!

[BloodyWilliam]

4. "The Jesus Church?"

Can't they be more creative than that?