Monday, August 09, 2004

Tug of war over church draws hundreds to prayer service

"We just want our tradition to be here."

"It is strictly, strictly, money and power," said Ben Krauze, 64, of St. Louis, a church member for more than 50 years. "It's religious extortion."
Quite a charge from Mr. Krauze...
"We're not backing down," Baras said. Burke "may be the shepherd, but that's not the way to run the flock."

"I know that we won't give up this church," [Grzegorz Koltuniak] said in an interview. "This is my heritage."
Article here.

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