BULLSKIN, Pa., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A police task force says it has raided a Pennsylvania "church" officials contend is merely a venue for music concerts and illegal drug use.
Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement the Fayette County Drug Task Force carried out several arrests Saturday at the Church of Universal Love and Music in Bullskin, Pa., about 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
The arrests came after a settlement had been reached between the church and Fayette County, in which the county paid $75,000 to settle allegations the church's First Amendment right to freedom of religion had been violated by not allowing it to host music concerts. The county had reportedly claimed the church had no religious purpose.
As part of the settlement, the Church of Universal Love and Music was allowed to host no more than six weekend events and six Saturday-only events each year, the Post-Gazette said.
