Salisbury literally is going to hell

If you wanted further proof that Salisbury is going to hell,read todays Daily Times article about Bethany Lutheran Church.Duvafiles first reported it and now the Times has the full story.It seems that some members of the congregation have been having religious gatherings in a dwelling adjacent to the church and the neighbors are bitching about it.Their main gripe was people parking on the street and carrying food in the home.WTF???So people started parking in the church lot.Did that stop the complaints?NO.With all the crime and other nuisances in Salisbury neighborhoods,theres nothing better for people to complain about than someone bringing a covered dish to Bible study?Get real.
It seems the church applied for,and was granted,approval by the city,county AND state,no less,to be exempted and use the home for church activity.However,Bill Holland,the head of Salisburys department of Building,Permits & Inspections,claims they never completed the process and that no public hearings on the issue were held.The church now has the option of seeking relief from a federal statute exempting churches from zoning restrictions and I hope they pursue the matter.Salisbury officials have way bigger fish to fry,in my opinion.If you don't believe me,drive out and see all the abandoned commercial buildings and derelict houses that the city has just let slide under the radar.As I said before,I do not want to blog on local political matters but this has gotten my dander up.So,technically,anyone who has a weekly Bible study in their home is breaking the laws too.I understand that the inspectors have a job to do,but there are more serious zoning issues,like the several boarded up houses owned by the Wicomico Housing Authority and allowed to just deteriorate by the city,and the many empty storefronts falling apart,just to name a few.
As far as the neighbors who made the anonymous calls to Hollands office-they really need to get a life and be thankful its a church and not college students or drug dealers next door to them like there is in so many other neighborhoods.