俄亥俄州教堂作为无家可归的庇护所运作,每天24小时全天候运作都要面临24起刑事指控。 Ohio church operating as a homeless shelter faces 24 criminal charges for 24/7 operation.
由克里斯·阿维尔(Chris Avell)牧师领导的俄亥俄州教堂在住房短缺的情况下为无家可归的公民提供安全空间,因保持24/7全天候开放而面临24项刑事指控。 An Ohio church led by Pastor Chris Avell, operating as a safe space for homeless citizens amid a housing shortage, faces 24 criminal charges for keeping its doors open 24/7. 代表该教会的第一自由研究所(First Liberty Institute)辩称,该市正在针对教会帮助弱势社区的努力,并且这些指控违反了俄亥俄州宪法,美国宪法,第一修正案,宗教土地使用和机构化人员法以及公平住房法。 The First Liberty Institute, representing the church, argues that the city is targeting the church's efforts to aid the vulnerable community, and that the charges violate the Ohio Constitution, US Constitution, First Amendment, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and Fair Housing Act.