OurCalling, Local Church Ministering to Homeless, Asks City of Dallas for Religious Accommodation
04/08/2021 | 11:29am EDT
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DALLAS, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Liberty Institute sent a letter today to the City of Dallas informing city officials that they are misinterpreting a city ordinance by requiring OurCalling, a local church and homeless ministry, to obtain a permit as a Temporary Inclement Weather Shelter (TIWS). However, the city also created a “buffer zone” that excludes OurCalling from participating in the TIWS program. The letter explains that putting OurCalling in a Catch-22 violates the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“TRFRA”) and asks the city for a religious accommodation to remove the threat to OurCalling’s ministry.