The New Jersey shoreline is not a Church or a religious structure and the property has been acknowledged by the courts as a public highway for over 100 years. This organization cannot take public funds and tax exemptions and use them to violate State law. If they wish to place private restrictions on the use of the property then they have to pay for its upkeep and taxes without State funds.
Yes, this would solve a ton of problems. If religious institutions could afford to go it alone, I don’t see how the government could interfere with individual religious convictions.
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