{"id":5767,"date":"2012-02-28T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/?p=5767"},"modified":"2012-02-28T11:30:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T17:30:10","slug":"want-to-serve-others-youre-gonna-need-a-permit-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2012\/02\/want-to-serve-others-youre-gonna-need-a-permit-for-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Want To Serve Others? You’re Gonna Need A Permit For That"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Jesus may have told his followers that giving the thirsty something to drink was akin to giving him something to drink, but what he didn\u2019t realize was that in the state of\u00a0Louisiana\u00a0you\u2019ll need a permit for that.<\/p>\n

Seriously\u2026.<\/p>\n

\nChurch Ordered to Stop Giving Away Free Water<\/h2>\n

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By Todd Starnes, Fox News<\/em><\/p>\n

A Louisiana church was ordered to stop giving away free water along Mardi Gras parade routes because they did not have the proper permits.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were given a cease and desist order,\u201d said Matt Tipton, pastor of Hope Church in Metairie, LA. \u201cWe had no idea we were breaking the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tipton said volunteers from his church were handing out free coffee and free bottles of water at two locations along a Mardi Gras parade route when they were stopped by Jefferson Parish officials. The church volunteers were cited for failing to secure an occupational license and for failure to register for a sales tax.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt kind of threw me for a loop because they weren\u2019t in uniform,\u201d he said. \u201cBut once they pulled the ticket out, I was conviniced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe apologized,\u201d Tipton said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

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