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Retired Pastor & His Wife Say They Were Evicted from Their Senior Living Community for Hosting a Bible Study

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[Screenshot from First Liberty Institute, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuOO4-BDAP0]

In Virginia, an elderly couple has sued their apartment complex for kickin’ ’em out.

The reason for the ejection? They were hosting a weekly Bible study.

So say Kenneth Hauge and his wife, Liz — both in their 80’s — in a federal suit filed in Richmond.

The complaint alleges housing discrimination on the part of Community Realty — the management company for Fredericksburg’s Evergreens at Smith Run.

Kenneth is a retired Lutheran minister, and he and Liz were hosting a Bible group in the senior living facility’s Club Room.

They were told they’d be evicted if they continued.

GodUpdates.com reported it this way:

The couple’s attorney, Lea Patterson, told Fox News it’s a case of religious persecution:

Purportedly, the Bible class dustup wasn’t the joint’s only fight over faith.

As per a letter from the Hauges’ law firm, First Liberty:

But Community Realty is biting back: It claims Kenneth and Liz were harassing people about joining the Bible class.

First Liberty has requested the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development looking into whether the apartment complex committed discrimination.

Kenneth explained that Liz tried to work out their issues directly with the facility, but it was a no-go.

At the end of the day, he just wants to exercise his rights:

See more in the video below.

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Source: https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/05/24/retired-pastor-wife-say-evicted-senior-living-community-hosting-bible-study/


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