Ohio Pastor Charged for Opening Church to Homeless People in Freezing Weather

Chris Avell (R) is seen in a courtroom where he was arraigned on January 11, 2024 for opening his church in Bryan, Ohio to the homeless population during extreme winter weather. “This is actual religious persecution of a Christian by the state,” said one journalist. “An actual violation of religious… Continue reading

City of San Francisco Files Brief With Supreme Court on Homeless Encampment Case

City of San Francisco Files Brief With Supreme Court on Homeless Encampment Case

5 OCTOBER 2023/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN Even though San Francisco’s own injunction on homeless encampment-clearing is not on trial at the Supreme Court, the city has now filed a brief in another case that is sure to have implications here. The friend-of-the-court brief, filed September 25, can be read in full here…. Continue reading

UNSHELTERED

© Larena Nellies-Ortiz THE SUN INTERVIEW Eric Tars On The Human Right To Housing BY THACHER SCHMID • FEBRUARY 2023 (thesunmagazine.org) While largely undercounted by officials, the scale of homelessness in the United States appears to have grown significantly this decade. The pandemic brought eviction moratoriums, emergency hotel shelters, and a recommendation from the Centers… Continue reading