As part of downtown redevelopment planning, an area is to be set aside as a religious district. To ensure that the district will not be filled up by traditional religious groups, officials are rumored to be offering incentives for various religious cults to rent or buy space in the district. A leaked document urged officials to clarify in statements that most cults are not like those created by David Koresh or Jim Jones, and that many do not even aspire to own a cache of weapons. The document further outlined plans to speed up the process to grant licenses to own certain species of exotic animals that are presently not allowed downtown. To prepare for the onslaught of cultural enlightenment that is sure to ensue, the school board passed a measure to require all students to read excerpts from the Koran.
