Liberty Minute December 5 2013

Lawrence, Kansas resident Debbie Nall lives in a city suffering from one of the most severe economic slumps in the country. The Milken Institute ranked Lawrence second-to-last in its 2012 economic survey of U.S. cities. Significantly, Lawrence dropped 79 spots on that list over the course of one year ? a fact that illustrates the severity of its plight.

For the past several years, Nall has opened her home to many people who have been left without jobs or homes. Some of them were abused women; others were people simply needing a place to stay while getting on their feet. Nall has six bedrooms and is eager to help when contacted by churches or local shelters.

The Lawrence City Council, however, is punishing Nall for her charity and seeking to profit from doing so. Citing a zoning ordinance forbidding homeowners to have more than three unrelated guests over a 90-day period, the municipal clique is threatening Nall with huge fines that could eventually leave her without a home of her own.

A passage in the Book of Galatians lists several virtues, including kindness, and observes? Against such things there is no law.? Any government edict that punishes charity is a crime against God?s law.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.