To the editor:
Re: "Church's belief's worse than loss of theatre space," May 31.
A huge hug of thanks to Allen Garr for examining Westside Church and their new property at The Centre across from the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library. If I could just add that as a church they will not be paying any property taxes for that valuable piece of real estate, which means everyone else will have to pay just that much more. Why is there no moral turpitude clause in all property sales in B.C.? Would/should we sell to anyone if they have the money? Openly anti-women organizations are typically shunned in our society now, and yet there is a glaring exemption. If you cloak yourself in the robe of religion you can get away with all manner of outrages and absurdities. Westside Church also adds anti-homosexual to its list of qualifications, along with sticking its nose into everyone's bedroom for their pleasure, not ours. But they love us! In their own special faith-based way of course.
Darwin Toivo, Vancouver
