6 Government Regulations Too Stupid to Believe

5. Bible study

In some places it is illegal to hold gatherings of a certain amount of people without a permit. This is what landed one Phoenix, Arizona man a 60 day jail sentence and $12,000 in fines. His crime? Holding Bible studies at his home. The City claimed it had concerns for the people attending, that they would have ability to exit in case of fire. The city is obviously trying to shake down whomever it can for revenue. It obviously hasn’t read the First Amendment, which protects not only religious liberties, but the right to assemble. The city has made it clear the family can hold services or run a church on their property if they’d like, they just need to pay off the right people—I mean, they just need to get the right permits.