Brandon woman rebuked by her church for criticizing city
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 | 3:35 PM CT
CBC News
A Brandon, Man., resident has been asked by her church to keep her criticism of city officials to herself, or worship somewhere else.
Deborah Boschman wrote a letter to the Brandon Sun newspaper recently, entitled "City Needs New Ideas."
In the letter, she was critical of Mayor Dave Burgess and city councillors for not doing more to draw new residents and visitors to the city. She suggested Brandon build a waterslide or family theme park to draw in visitors.
But on Aug. 15, nearly a week after her letter was published, Boschman received a letter from her Pentecostal church, the Bethel Christian Assembly.
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