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Clergy fears being fenced out; Proposed zoning limits in Rockville prompt protests.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 25-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 872 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Clergy fears being fenced out; Proposed zoning limits in Rockville prompt protests.(PAGE ONE)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jabeen Bhatti, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rockville clergy and other civic leaders are fuming over a city plan to curb encroachment on residential land and limit the ability of churches and other institutions to restore damaged buildings, saying it will restrict religious freedom.

The Rev. Chris Looker of the Rockville Presbyterian Church said the mayor and City Council indicated the ordinance was to "protect the rights of residents of Rockville from institutions in the city."

Saying he was "just dumbfounded and scared," Mr. Looker asked: "What have [we] done to deserve this attack except help the city? Why do residents need to be 'protected' from us?"

But city officials said the issue is larger than that of a church's right to expand - that residents have a right to...

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