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said. "It's for everyday peo-ple who struggle with theirchronic illnesses, and forthose who support familymembers or loved ones withchronic conditions."

The workshop series willbe held on Fridays, March 15– April 19, from 1:30 to 4:00p.m. at the Herman and KateKaiser Library, 5202 S. Hud-son Ave. Registration is re-quired. Space is limited. Toregister, call 918-549-7400.

The workshop is a healthliteracy outreach project of theRuth G. Hardman Adult Lit-eracy Service, the OklahomaDepartment of Libraries andthe Oklahoma State Depart-ment of Health. It is fundedby a federal grant from the In-stitute of Museum and Li-brary Services.

To learn more about theStanford University Self-Management workshops, visitrestartliving.org or call DavidLee at the state healthdepartment, 405-420-2690.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

IInn TThhee SSppiirriitt CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh““CCoommee AAnndd EExxppeerriieennccee TThhee SSppiirriitt””

1020 South GarnettTulsa, Okla., 74128

Phone: (918) 836-6823Fax: (918) 836-6833

Eclectic Praise, Extraordinary Worship,And Spirited Preaching.

Rev. SharynCosby-Willis,

Sunday WorshipChurch School

9:45 a.m. Worship

11:00 a.m. Ministries: Administration, Children’s Church, Childen’s Choir, Spirited Kids,Guest Services, Intercessors, Men’s Fellowship, Outreach and much more...

Wednesday Services10:00 a.m. Spirit Seniors

5:30 p.m. Support Groups6:30 p.m. Community Dinner

7:00 p.m. Bible Study

from filmmaker Tyler Perry’shit movie “Why Did I GetMarried?” — is a powerfuldepiction of what ultimatelyhappens in many marriages.It’s a crushing, albeit accu-rate, portrayal of what hap-pens (or what can happen)when children of Light, theChrist, connect with childrenof Belial, the devil.

If God doesn’t approveof the person you desire, re-member: Father knows best.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Donald Lee, founder of

Kingdom Living ChristianCenter in Dallas, is co-authorof “Married to Commit-ment,” a powerful book oncommitment that ministersto married couples, singlesand divorcees. To order yourcopy, call Xulon Press toll-free at (866) 909-2665 or pur-chase it online athttp://www.xulonpress.com. E-mail Pastor Lee at pas-tordonjlee@yahoo.com orfollow him on Twitter at@donaldj_lee.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, FL– After nearly six years of ef-fort, culminating in a yearlongbattle with Charlotte County’szoning board, LutheranChurch of the Cross will nowbe able to build a 60-foot mon-ument cross on its 11-acreproperty. Last week, the Char-lotte County Board of Com-missioners voted 4-0 toinstruct zoning staff to re-ex-amine whether the monumentcross should be classified as a“sign” or as a “structure” and“work of art.”

In March 2012, the zoningboard denied the church’s re-quest because the board mis-classified the freestandingcross as a “sign.” The cross ex-ceeded the acceptable specifi-cations under the inapplicablesign ordinance: 40 feet high

and 150 square feet maximumarea. The cross as designed is60 feet high with 2400 squarefeet of area.

“Charlotte County’s in-transigent classification ofthe church’s monument crossas a ‘sign’ after expressingconcerns about what non-Christians might think of thechurch’s monument cross ex-poses the County to liability,”Liberty Counsel wrote in aletter to the Charlotte CountyBoard of Commissioners. “Ata minimum, the County’smisclassification and contin-ued delay is a violation of thechurch’s rights underFlorida’s Religious FreedomRestoration Act, the church’sFirst Amendment rights, andits rights under the ReligiousLand Use and Institutional-

ized Persons Act.”“The Religious Land Use

and Institutionalized PersonsAct of 2000 has made clearthat when evaluating restric-tions on the free exercise ofreligion, only those restric-tions that are the least restric-tive have the chance ofpassing constitutionalmuster,” said Mat Staver,Founder and Chairman ofLiberty Counsel.

“When the zoning boardclassified the cross as a ‘sign’on the basis that it might of-fend someone, it imposed anunconstitutional restriction,”Staver said.

“I am thankful that theCharlotte County Commis-sioners acknowledged that thecross was not a ‘sign,’ but a‘structure’ as well as a ‘work

of art,’ thereby enabling thecounty to issue LutheranChurch of the Cross a permitto erect a cross on their prop-erty. This classification is con-sistent with other works of artlocated throughout CharlotteCounty. I am pleased that theCharlotte County Commis-sioners made the right deci-sion,” Staver concluded.

Liberty Counsel is an in-ternational non-profit, litiga-tion, education, and policyorganization dedicated to ad-vancing religious freedom,the sanctity of life, and thefamily since 1989, by provid-ing pro bono assistance andrepresentation on these andrelated topics.

For more information, pleasevsist: www.LC.org

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Charlotte County Board Reverses DecisionAnd Allows Church To Erect A 60-Ft. Cross

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