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From The New York Times: "With bulldozers churning up the
earth at the front door, the small Centennial Baptist Church in this struggling industrial hub west of Tulsa seems about to fall to the wrecker. The Rev. Roosevelt Gildon in his Centennial Baptist Church, in Sand Springs, Okla. The church is resisting the city's plan to clear the church and other occupants to make way for superstores like the Home Depot. But the construction is just roadwork, for now. And that is all it will ever be if the congregation has its way." Click here.
(Thanks to Laura Ingraham for the heads up.)


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Here's some good news from the Financial Times:

A regional US bank has banned lending to commercial developers who plan to build on land seized from private citizens, in protest against the strengthening of government powers to make compulsory purchases.

The decision by BB&T, one of the largest banks in the US south-east, followed a controversial Supreme Court ruling last June that empowered governments to seize private property to make room for commercial developments.

“The idea that a citizen’s property can be taken by the government solely for private use is extremely misguided, in fact it is just plain wrong,” said John Allison, chief executive of BB&T.

The lending restrictions appeared designed to tap into widespread public anger about the Supreme Court ruling, which critics believe undermines a fundamental part of American freedom.

“One of the most basic rights of every citizen is to keep what they own,” said Mr Allison.

All decent Americans should thank BB&T and ask their own banks why they are not following suit.