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Our Father, Who Ate a Big Mac.(church leases land to McDonald's)(Brief Article)
The Roman Catholic Church has overcome many evils in its time: the seven deadly sins, Satan--even vampires. But evidently, as residents of the sleepy town of Balayan in the Philippines are learning, McDonald's is made of stronger stuff. A new burger outlet is being built on the grounds of Balayan's 19th-century Immaculate Conception Church. Times are so hard that the regional archbishop and Balayan's parish priest recently gave in to temptation, leasing the land to Golden Arches Development Corp., McDonald's local franchise holder in the Philippines, for $1,200 per month.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Our Father, Who Ate a Big Mac.(church leases land to...