Court Asked to Decide What Defines a Church
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court is being asked to decide what defines a church in a case stemming from a liquor license granted to an Omaha store that was challenged by a nearby church.
The city denied the Kum & Go store a liquor license because it is within 150 feet of the House of Faith. The store then got the state Liquor Control Commission to grant the license, claiming the House of Faith doesn’t meet criteria for a church.
The commission says a church is “a building owned by a religious organization used primarily for religious purposes,” but House of Faith rents space in its building.
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