Pastor David Jones and his wife, Mary, hold a regular dinner and Bible study in their Bonita, Calif., home.(The Week)(Brief article)

Pastor David Jones and his wife, Mary, hold a regular dinner and Bible study in their Bonita, Calif., home. One day, Mrs. Jones found the fuzz on her doorstep. "Do you say 'Amen'?" asked a San Diego County code-enforcement officer. "Do you pray?" "Do you say 'Praise the Lord'?" Mrs. Jones pleaded "guilty" on all three counts. Someone visiting a neighbor had complained of the cars on the street. The Joneses were later notified that they would have to "stop religious assembly or apply for a major use permit"--which could cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Religious-rights lawyers stepped up to support the Joneses. One blasted the county's "KGB tactics" and said, ...