Atheists Challenge CA Countys Donation to a Church to Build a Homeless Shelter with a Chapel

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January 28, 2017
by Hemant Mehta

There’s always a question of where atheists should draw the line on church/state separation cases. If the media attention will make atheists look bad, or the entanglement is helping a lot of people, is it really worth pursuing?

My answer has always been yes — because the moment you let something slide, Christians will inevitably use it to justify a more egregious violation.

Keep that in mind when you hear what’s happening in Placer County, California. Officials there want to donate 26 acres of land to a group so they can build a “campus shelter” to house the local homeless population. It’s clearly a wonderful cause.

But the group in question is the Placer Rescue Mission, a Christian non-profit that intends to build a chapel in the shelter. This donation would effectively promote Christianity while also helping the homeless.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/28/atheists-challenge-ca-countys-donation-to-a-church-to-build-a-homeless-shelter-with-a-chapel/


How a Campus Shelter Might Combat Homelessness

Placer Rescue Mission aims to build campus as a one-stop-shop of services for homeless people

http://www.comstocksmag.com/web-only/how-campus-shelter-might-combat-homelessness

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1. Sell the land at fair market value. Problem solved. eom