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I don't know the exact address but wanted to know what is legal and what is not legal.
There is a small church in this section of Whalley that has out door sermons and concerts with speakers and all. Sometimes they put their speakers on the sidewalk while they have their sermons inside. I am Christian and even *I* find this incredibly disrespectful. If I lived in that block I would be livid. But even as a passer-by this is bothersome.
Its one thing to invite people inside and listen but to force others to listen to sermons and concerts is a bit much!
Is this even legal? What can be done about this?
22 Comments
Andy O (Registered User)
detour01 (Registered User)
@Passer-by
You could do what Andy suggests, or, you could call the police and complain. Let THEM go inside to make the polite request to turn down their "sermon".
NHresident (Guest)
Passer-by (Guest)
Bellevue Resident (Registered User)
I don't know folks, these church services never bothered me, nor do I find them offensive or disrespectful. I live nearby and can hear them from my house. I am not at all a religious person, but I do enjoy listing to the music and the singing. Sure it is a little loud, and they block some of the sidewalk, but there is always room to get through, and its not like they are trying to convert every pedestrian that walks by. In a city where so much is so very wrong, it is nice to know that, at least for a little while, people are joined together with a common purpose, and are happy. It seems to me that there are more annoying peace disruptors in our neighborhood and calling the police over this one is somewhat selfish.
Just my opinion, I am sure some will disagree.
Anonymous (Guest)
Bellevue Resident (Registered User)
No one is "forcing" you to believe what they believe, participate in their service, or even listen to what they are doing.
I would take this any day over the idiots with the car stereos that rattle their cars to pieces.
detour01 (Registered User)
Bellevue:
You said it all in your third sentence. I'm sure there's somebody, somewhere that likes to listen to the noise made by a jackhammer. To each his own, but, don't make me have to shut myself in the house with the a/c on because it's the only place I can go to get away from the jackhammer noise, or "music and singing" I don't like. Yes, it's a nice idea these people come together and are happy and all that. So they should plant trees to get that happy togetherness feeling. It's quiet and it doesn't annoy anybody.
detour01 (Registered User)
Anonymous (Guest)
Passer-By (Guest)
NHresident (Guest)
Bellevue Resident
You here it all the way over on Bellevue? That proves that it it way too loud. . It is not joyous singing I hear from the back of my house, it is a droning monotone yowling NOISE it's not even soulful. I would be @#$% if they were blaring rap music, hard rock or classical(maybe not the latter). It's an intrusion on other peoples peace and it is selfish of them not to respect that.
Andy O (Registered User)
E (Registered User)
A few days ago and they had ANOTHER event! Mics, huge speakers, chairs, podiums, not giving any respect to others around. Completely disrespectful to those around! How is this "Christian" anyway?
When will the city step in?
Andy O (Registered User)
detour01 (Guest)
E (Registered User)
Andy O (Registered User)
If I did have a gripe or complaint about people making noise I'd have done something about it myself. I call the police department when I have a complaint, I'm active in my neighborhood management team to address quality of life issues, and, in general, I interact with live people in order to get the things done that I want to see done. Not that I think I'm anyone special, but I did go and provide information as to how to begin to remedy your complaint. But getting smarmy with someone trying to help doesn't seem productive in resolving anything. Have fun interfacing with your ones and zeroes- let's see how well that works out for you.
All the best,
Andy O.
E (Registered User)
E (Registered User)
Joe Boulevard (Registered User)
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