The wheels are still turning

"Calvary Wine Country.” It's an interesting name for a church, di-vine-ly inspired, even? Well, no. It's because the church is in that part of California known as the Temecula Wine Country. Calvary Wine Country now finds itself in a bit of a fix. It plans to expand, but there's a problem. After the church was built, Riverside County changed the zoning rules on churches in Temecula Wine Country. It seems Pharisees and tax collectors never tire of their meddlesome work. Thus Calvary Wine Country is a big ol' lonely church in a sea of grapes. The local political busy-bodies have apparently forgotten that Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. They're also forgotten that a priest, Father Junipero Sera, the "Father of California Wine," planted the first known vineyard in California-- which spawned many more mission vineyards over the years. I happen to think a church surrounded by vineyards is a beautiful thing, bearing in mind that Jesus did tell some sad and frightening parables about vineyards. Riverside County officials seem hell-bent on creating one of their own. Are these taxpayer-funded sour-grapers anti-religious or are they just doing what politicians often to so well? That is, creating a "problem" and then making it appear that they are trying to "fix" it. Or, maybe they're just drunk on the fruit of the vine. via Facebook