By Eric O. Jacobsen In this fascinating new book, the Rev. Eric O. Jacobsen, a minister in Missoula, Montana, argues that Christians should enthusiastically embrace New Urbanism. “To most Christians, the idea of urban planning seems as relevant to faith as the current additions to the American Kennel Association’s list of approved breeds,” Jacobsen concedes in an introduction. He devotes the rest of the book to showing that in fact Christianity has a profound interest in how communities are developed.

Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled state legislature approve "measures that would reverse 25 years of growth management law."