Suit: Residents harassed into Bible study

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Chicago Sun-Times, USA
Aug. 9, 2005
Natasha Korecki, Federal Courts Reporter
www.suntimes.com

Residents of a Westmont public housing complex for seniors said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that they were coerced and harassed by management into practicing Christianity and pressured to attend Bible study classes.

Five former and current residents of the complex, along with housing advocate Hope Fair Housing, are suing the complex and its property manager, saying they used "coercive, harassing and restrictive rules and regulations to impose their 'Christian' beliefs upon current residents."

Hope Fair Housing, based in Wheaton, also alleges the complex only invites low-income Chinese tenants and discriminates against any other potential residents.

The defendants in the case include the Illinois Chinese American Residence for the Elderly, 501 N. Cass Ave. in Westmont, Angela Yuan, president of the board of directors, and Providence Management and Development Company Inc.
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[sui generis]

1. gotta love it - the product doesn't sell itself

so you have to force people to use it.

edited to remove inflammatory anti religion remarks

[beam me up scottie]

2. Awww,

I love your inflammatory anti religion remarks.

People who prey on the elderly for any reason are vile, despicable cowards.

[onager]

3. One of my favorite wisecracks about religion...

...and unfortunately, I forgot who said it:

"Religion is the only business where the customer always blames himself for product failure."