Seems to me, finding another more suitable place to house these people would have been a better solution
Empty tautology; I’m sure these “suitable place(s)” are readily offered, as exemplified by the existence of homeless people. If the city has an issue then they can build free housing and provide free services for these people in whatever “zone” is appropriate (they won’t).
“A church is a suitable place.” Not according to the zoning laws where it is.
The Bible according to these people: “And Jesus commanded everyone to help the needy and the poor (unless zoning laws forbade it).”
surely they could have found a better place to care for the homeless than somewhere that wasn't suitable for that purpose.
I think I’m actually going insane. Why is it not suitable? Why do these laws made to prop up businesses take precedence over the life of actual humans? Do they think God came up with these “zoning laws”?