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No, that would violate the law against discrimination in housing.
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Actually, if its bylaws define it as a Christian community it probably could do that, since its free exercise and/or RFRA rights would trump the anti-discrimination laws. At least, that’s what Hobby Lobbywould suggest.
Your two responses contradict each other. But, in any event, I’m not referring to coop/condo that self-defines as part of a specific religion. My question was more if they allow all religions with the exception of one specific religion, which their bylaws state in not permitted to be practiced.
As such, housing laws would make that illegal. And those same laws would make illegal banning 9 friends from coming to one’s residence for prayer while at the same time permitting those same 9 friends from coming to that same residence for playing board games, shmoozing and/or partying — IF they don’t pray together.