The Goons Next Door.
They call themselves a "Christian Community". In truth, they are bullies and goons.
Our Co-Op is unfortunately the neighbor of the single most obnoxious, unfriendly, rude, and disrespectful church group I have ever had the misfortune of witnessing. The women of this United Church of Canada congregation are mostly silent and distrusting; the men, misogynistic, macho and coarse.
There has been a long-standing battle regarding the noise level of the church's celebrations and parties (not their services, I'm not even sure when or whether they actually worship at this church). Their facilities back onto several of our townhouses and apartments, and they party, loud and long, with doors and windows flung open wide, so that nobody can escape the din they create. They also feel they have the right to hopelessly block the fire lane between the Co-Op and the church, and take up every other available street parking space as well. When informed that they are cutting off the only access route for emergency personnel and vehicles, they offer hope that one of our Members suffers a heart attack. When challenged on their unneighborly, unchristian behaviour, the men of this congregation, including the Pastor, become verbally abusive and physically threatening.
Nice. What a great example they set for their impressionable children.
There seems to be no way to communicate reasonably with this group. It's not as if our Co-Op can engage in a battle of wits, these people are unarmed.
That leaves the police, bylaw enforcement, and lawyers. It's unfortunate that two groups of adults can't come to a peaceful understanding without involving the legal system, but it appears that the entire arsenal of communication skills this church's leadership possesses consists of one item: intimidation. The leadership of the Co-Op will not be intimidated by a group of childish, self-indulgent gangsta wannabes.
This is not a holy war. It's just war.
Our Co-Op is unfortunately the neighbor of the single most obnoxious, unfriendly, rude, and disrespectful church group I have ever had the misfortune of witnessing. The women of this United Church of Canada congregation are mostly silent and distrusting; the men, misogynistic, macho and coarse.
There has been a long-standing battle regarding the noise level of the church's celebrations and parties (not their services, I'm not even sure when or whether they actually worship at this church). Their facilities back onto several of our townhouses and apartments, and they party, loud and long, with doors and windows flung open wide, so that nobody can escape the din they create. They also feel they have the right to hopelessly block the fire lane between the Co-Op and the church, and take up every other available street parking space as well. When informed that they are cutting off the only access route for emergency personnel and vehicles, they offer hope that one of our Members suffers a heart attack. When challenged on their unneighborly, unchristian behaviour, the men of this congregation, including the Pastor, become verbally abusive and physically threatening.
Nice. What a great example they set for their impressionable children.
There seems to be no way to communicate reasonably with this group. It's not as if our Co-Op can engage in a battle of wits, these people are unarmed.
That leaves the police, bylaw enforcement, and lawyers. It's unfortunate that two groups of adults can't come to a peaceful understanding without involving the legal system, but it appears that the entire arsenal of communication skills this church's leadership possesses consists of one item: intimidation. The leadership of the Co-Op will not be intimidated by a group of childish, self-indulgent gangsta wannabes.
This is not a holy war. It's just war.
posted by Alphamutt at 9:38 PM
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