Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

of Kelo v. City of New London.

Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the five-justice majority that the city's use of eminent domain was permissible under the Takings Clause, because the general benefits the community would enjoy from economic growth qualified as "public use". The court held that if a legislative body has found that an economic project will create new jobs, increase tax and other city revenues, and revitalize a depressed urban area (even if that area is not blighted), then the project serves a public purpose, which qualifies as a public use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

Christ Church: https://www.christchurchtomsriver.org/

Toms River Council is blowing right past the status of the property being blighted and the public can only benefit from redevelopment.