Religion Roundup
Religious Freedom Group Files Brief for Amish Farmers
Associated Press
July 24, 2008
LA CROSSE, Wis. - A national group dedicated to religious freedom is joining a fight between Amish farmers and some Wisconsin towns.
The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom has filed a brief asking for permission to intervene in a Jackson County court case involving Albion farmer Samuel Stolzfus.
Stolzfus and other Amish have been fined thousands of dollars for failing to get building permits.
Their attorney says the Amish won't sign applications for building permits because it's against their religion to lie and they might not be able to keep a promise to comply with building codes.
The lawyer representing Albion says failure to comply with building codes creates safety problems.
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