It’s an older concept dating back to England called the privilege of sanctuary . Places of worship and refuge, no force could be used on the consecrated grounds of churches. While offically banned in the early 1600s most officials still abided by it into colonial era and the American Revolution.
Frankly it was insane that religious places would get a special exemption from that to begin with… As much as I hate ice, it’s a logical ruling
It’s an older concept dating back to England called the privilege of sanctuary . Places of worship and refuge, no force could be used on the consecrated grounds of churches. While offically banned in the early 1600s most officials still abided by it into colonial era and the American Revolution.