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Sex club seeks Nashville blessing by vowing to be a church
Apr 24, 2015, 11:12 AM
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I <3 religious freedom.
http://www.ydr.com/nation-world/ci_27979922/sex-club-seeks-nashville-blessing-by-vowing-be
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville swingers club has undergone a conversion — it says it's now a church — in order to win city approval so it can open next to a Christian school.
The story began last fall, when a fixture in downtown Nashville called The Social Club sold its building and purchased a new one in a run-down office park several miles to the east.
The new building is geographically isolated at the end of a dead-end street, but it is near the back of Goodpasture Christian School, a large private school serving pre-school through high school children.
It might have been years before school officials and parents learned what was going on inside The Social Club — its website says it is "a private club for the enjoyment of both men and women ... to engage in any sexual activity" — if someone had not sent anonymous letters to the school president and the local councilwoman. Both say the person who tipped them off claimed to be a concerned club member, although they don't know that for sure.
Parents and religious leaders were called on to pack the Metro Nashville Council chambers to support a zoning change to prevent the club from opening. That's when the club, which had spent $750,000 on the building and begun renovations, suddenly transformed into a church.
The United Fellowship Center's plans are nearly identical to those of The Social Club but with some different labels. The dance floor has become the sanctuary. Two rooms labeled "dungeon" are now "choir" and "handbells." Forty-nine small, private rooms remain, but most of them have become prayer rooms.
Larry Roberts is the attorney for the club-turned-church. He previously vowed to take the city to court. Now, he says, it's the city that will have to sue.
"The ball is in Metro's court ... We've now gotten a permit to meet as a church, and a church is something that cannot be defined under the U.S. Constitution," he said.
Roberts said church members will "meet and have fellowship" in the new building, but no sex will take place there. "If people have something else in mind, they will go somewhere else."
Several of those who opposed The Social Club say they are skeptical of the change.
"I find it hard to believe that they've invested that kind of money and they're just going to change the activity," Goodpasture President Ricky Perry said. "I really hope that it's true."
Metro Zoning Administrator Bill Herbert said the department takes applicants at their word, so inspectors are treating the building as a church. As long as the United Fellowship Center is in compliance with codes, it will receive permission to operate.
"If it is not operating as a church, that's an enforcement issue," he said. "We can tell them to cease and desist, and if they refuse we can enforce it through the courts."
If it turns out to continue operating as a swingers club, it could also face trouble with the state after lawmakers passed a bill last month disallowing private sex clubs within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, day cares and houses of worship.
Metro Councilwoman Karen Bennett is a Goodpasture graduate who sponsored the legislation to change the zoning for private clubs. She said she will be watching to make sure the United Fellowship Center truly does operate as a church.
"I've heard many, many people say they're planning to attend when it opens," she said.
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CU Medallion [54759]
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hmmmm
Apr 24, 2015, 11:17 AM
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heading out that way next wknd...
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All-In [34823]
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It may be just me, but
Apr 24, 2015, 11:19 AM
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I can't think of anything creepier than a swinger's club.
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CU Medallion [54759]
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when i started work after grad school, we all went out
Apr 24, 2015, 11:26 AM
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to Wild Wing one friday night...it was only a few weeks in, still getting to know people. SheGUAR brought a friend of hers who was a bit of a jokester (understatement). At one point, both SheGUAR and I were away from the table, and FriendofSheGUAR told a few of the people that we were swingers. She never followed up w/ a "haha, just kidding!"
I was not made aware of this tidbit of info until about 2 years later, when confronted by a co-worker about it (in regular conversation...not a solicitation for inclusion).
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Is anybody in this story, other than your wife, attractive?***
Apr 24, 2015, 12:29 PM
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CU Medallion [54759]
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yes. FriendofSheGUAR was a 8.5/10 from the neck down
Apr 24, 2015, 1:38 PM
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and a solid 6.75/10 from neck up, but she is like 6'-1", so there's a hole lot more of the 8/10
and i guess some of the doods were 'ok'
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Get me a date. I'll take care of the raisin.***
Apr 24, 2015, 1:43 PM
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CU Medallion [54759]
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married w/ a kid or two now
Apr 24, 2015, 1:45 PM
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u still in?
oh, and I think she lives in San Fran now
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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Sure, why not.***
Apr 24, 2015, 1:46 PM
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CU Medallion [54759]
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I was WAY off....she's in Manhattan.
Apr 24, 2015, 1:48 PM
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Heisman Winner [105934]
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performing a comedy act at a nudist colony w/o prior
Apr 24, 2015, 11:29 AM
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knowledge of 'expectation of nudity'?
yeah. got a frand.
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Orange Blooded [3933]
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Nudist Parks are OK though.
Apr 24, 2015, 2:45 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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I THOUGHT IT WAS A CAMP!***
Apr 24, 2015, 2:48 PM
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Orange Blooded [3933]
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Camping, RV's, Mobile Homes, tents, etc.***
Apr 24, 2015, 2:49 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75902]
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I mean...is it really still pitching a tent if you are
Apr 24, 2015, 2:57 PM
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nude?
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Legend [17753]
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Swingers club on a dead end street of a run-down bus park?***
Apr 24, 2015, 11:28 AM
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Oculus Spirit [83205]
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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I'm sure it changed during the war with the Outlaws
Apr 24, 2015, 11:53 AM
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back in the late 70s, early 80s, but Hells Angels in NC used to be registered as a church in that state...
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All-TigerNet [12851]
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two words
Apr 24, 2015, 11:53 AM
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