Everywhere you look, there's a church in West Park

It's a mystery even to the pastors in pulpits throughout this 2.2-square-mile city: Why does tiny West Park, home to 13,700 residents, have so many churches? The planning and zoning department says there are ...

[TooFreakinBad]

Lying,guilt,fear,and shame on every corner...

[Cooper City Resident]

Funny..the last line in the article states theobvious reason why the entire city is broke and full of churches...THEY PAY NO TAXES!!!!!!!!!!FRAUD is FRAUD

[Don Imus]

What color are they?

[richard]

maybe its just greed and make believe to get out of
paying taxes and working for a living
richard

[mammy]

Church of the Holy Tax Dodge

[Bob in Boca]

Article wrote:

Everywhere you look, there's a church in West Park

Reading between the lines in this article ""It burns...IT BURRRNNNSS!"

[Scary People]

TooFreakinBad wrote:

Lying,guilt,fear,and shame on every corner...

Although houses of worship don't pay taxes, Dorsett and other officials see them as a blessing for West Park.

"They try to mold people the right way," he said.

There can never be enough churches trying to "mold people."

Praise Jesus and Allah Ackbar

Another sprit filled church:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

[Swindled]

People use Christianity to rip off others as was done to me by a local con man - http://www.swindledforjesus.com

[Church Man]

Can you say, "Real Estate Scam"

[Ya Reap What Ya Sow Baby]

Now, bloggers. Most of these churches are tiny and profit no one. Are you all that frightened of a handful of black churches?

However, if they are like Obama and the Rev Wright's church in lovely Chicago, then we need to be concerned but about brain washing and mind control and the lack of preaching the Gospel correctly!

This has nothing to do with money.

[Rob]

Another reason cited for the growth: Blacks make up 53 percent of the city's population, and religion has always played a big role in their lives.

Apparenty blacks ignore the parts of the bible where it says to 1)work 2)honor your mother and father 3)get married before you breed 4)don't steal 5)don't murder 6)don't use drugs or drink to excess and so on. I suppose those churches aren't doing a very good job at teaching. Sad.

[louie judd]

even Flip Wilson had a church, it was called The Church of Whats Happening Now with brother LeRoy in charge

[Girly]

There seems to be an adverse correlation between the presence of churches in black neighborhoods and the high crime stats; ergo, the more the churches, the higher the crime stats. Or better stated, the higher the crime stats, the blacker the neighborhood, and the more uneducated the population to turn to the Daddy Church to tell them how to walk, instead of ol bootstrap self-reliance.Ergo, illiterate, uneducated people are easy prey for religious mind-control by abusive ministers.
Blacks may seek religion as a pastime, similar to sports, but it apparently has no net effect upon the morality of its population. In truth, it has no effect, as the social ills of its community has only grown with each generation.
Maybe blacks need to be more athiestic and then their societies might economically improve.

[LaQuisha_Here]

Wit dat many churches not payin da taxes..why I can see money laundering in addition to the bloomers on the clothes line..dat be dare. As fo crime..dat be wat it is..you gets caught you axe Jesus for forgiveness and like everybody be knowin Jesus forgives..so now you can do wat you did better and wit forgiveness..Problem is dem judges and poo-leesemen dont be as forgivn as Jesus, so you needs to shop in all of dem chucrhes to get da forgiveness..Remember you drop money in the poorer box..you donts reach in and grab..dis aint Neiman Marcus!

[Ahem]

Easy to figure out. Poor, ignorant stupid people are believers.

[He Said What]

Per the Broward County Property Appraisers Office, the county loses over one BILLION dollars a year in tax revenue due to religious institutions.

Churches are nothing more than tax free businesses whose product is bigotry, divisiveness and start with psychological child abuse <usually followed up with physical abuse.>

[John Garon]

If the Pastors (whether ordained or not) receive tithed (10%) donations, they should keep their tax exempt status, and receive matching funds from Broward County.

This affords them the ability to park new Cadillac Escalade vehicles’ out front for two purposes:

1. It shows large common interests.
2. It raises adjacent property values.

[RevvvRun Al Sharp-Ton]

Girly wrote:

There seems to be an adverse correlation between the presence of churches in black neighborhoods and the high crime stats; ergo, the more the churches, the higher the crime stats. Or better stated, the higher the crime stats, the blacker the neighborhood, and the more uneducated the population to turn to the Daddy Church to tell them how to walk, instead of ol bootstrap self-reliance.Ergo, illiterate, uneducated people are easy prey for religious mind-control by abusive ministers.
Blacks may seek religion as a pastime, similar to sports, but it apparently has no net effect upon the morality of its population. In truth, it has no effect, as the social ills of its community has only grown with each generation.
Maybe blacks need to be more athiestic and then their societies might economically improve.

Praze Jeeeezuus Hiz HoleLeeNess AllmyTee HalleBerryLuLa in GAwDz Naymabuv A-hitmeonemo'tyme-MEN!!!!
Datz da Troof!!

[No Way]

West Park is more like 93% Black. Not 53%.
If this is wrong, how much else is wrong with this story?

[Brain dead]

Bobby wrote:

"Another reason cited for the growth: Blacks make up 53 percent of the city's population, and religion has always played a big role in their lives."
It's very simple. Blacks = lack of education = religion. Religious people are morons. End of story.

Do the young blacks pull up their britches for the congregation?

Really doubtful!

More than likely they grab hold of their dicks for Jesus!