Mississippi city denies church proposed by 'Father Jesus'

GULFPORT, Miss. — Even Father Jesus isn't above the law of man.

A Mississippi city has denied a proposal for a church by a man named Father Jesus, saying he failed to have a professional engineer draw up the plans.

Jesus said the church he's calling "Saints of the Most High" wouldn't be very big — just 12-feet by 24-feet — and he'd begin with just three members.

The Sun Herald of Biloxi reported that area residents questioned what Jesus stands for during a Gulfport Planning Commission meeting Thursday.

Jesus reportedly said he's been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and changed his name to Father Jesus after a revelation that he embodies the spirit of Jesus.

Commissioners were more concerned about building code compliance.

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