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Published on Feb 1, 2016 by 'ATLAHWorldwide'
Published on Feb 1, 2016 by 'ATLAHWorldwide'
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LGBT spiritual group Rivers of Living Water attempts to buy famously anti-gay Atlah Church in Harlem
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
February 1, 2016
By Reuven Blau
Excerpt:
A spiritual group supporting gay rights wants to scoop up the hate-spewing Atlah Church in Harlem.
The church — famous for its anti-gay and anti-Obama messages on its billboards — owes at least $1 million in unpaid city water and sewage bills.
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A state judge ordered the church into a public foreclosure auction on Feb. 24. In response, the Rivers of Living Water (ROLW) spiritual group launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to buy the spot.
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The goal is $1.2 million, but the group had raised only $16,615 through Sunday night.
The auction will not happen if the so-called “Hate Pastor of Harlem” has his way.
Manning, who did not return a call seeking comment, has contended his house of worship has tax-exempt status, which includes water and sewer bills.
Under an 1877 law, the city’s 4,067 religious institutions are indeed entitled to water — but they must apply for the exemption.
Read more at:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2515528
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