Federal Government Clashes With Diocese Over Eminent Domain and 29-Foot Jesus Statue

The Trump administration's use of eminent domain to clear land for a border wall has sparked a constitutional conflict with a New Mexico diocese, which argues the move violates religious freedom and Catholic principles.

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Why Trump is picking a fight with a 29-foot-tall Jesus standing in America’s Southwest

Does eminent domain prevail against the First Amendment and religious freedom? A diocese in southern New Mexico says ‘nothing could be less Catholic’ than the president’s border wall, Alex Woodward reports

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Federal Government Clashes With Diocese Over Eminent Domain and 29-Foot Jesus Statue

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Why Trump is picking a fight with a 29-foot-tall Jesus standing in America’s Southwest

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