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Supreme Court to hear Kentucky shrine zoning dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a religious institution may build a Virgin Mary shrine on residential property next to its church in Park Hills, Kentucky. The church group says federal law protects the project, while opponents dispute that claim.
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The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to consider whether the religious institution may build a shrine to the Virgin Mary on residential property next to its Kentucky church.
“The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether a religious institution has a right to build a shrine to the Virgin Mary on residential property next to its Kentucky church.”
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a zoning board in Park Hills lacked authority to grant the variance needed for the shrine.
“The state's highest court concluded last December that a zoning board in Park Hills, Kentucky, didn't have the authority to grant a variance for the church's owner to build the shrine on a residential tract.”