▁stands ▁for "; ▁Council man ▁And res ▁Me j ides ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁Bible ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁this ▁particular ▁type ▁of ▁animal ▁sacrifice ; ▁and ▁Council man ▁Jul io ▁Mart ine z ▁noted ▁( to ▁audience ▁app la use ) ▁that ▁in ▁Cuba ▁" people ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁pract icing ▁this ▁religion ." ▁ ▁H iale ah ' s ▁police ▁chap lain ▁test ified ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁wor sh ipped ▁" dem ons " ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁att orney ▁test ified ▁that ▁" This ▁community ▁will ▁not ▁toler ate ▁religious ▁practices ▁ab hor rent ▁to ▁its ▁citizens ." ▁ ▁P ich ardo ' s ▁brief ▁testim ony ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁ta un ts ▁from ▁the ▁audience . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁session ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁announ cing ▁its ▁commit ment ▁to ▁prohib it ▁" all ▁religious ▁groups ▁which ▁are ▁incons istent ▁with ▁public ▁mor als , ▁peace ▁or ▁safety ”. ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁further ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁incorpor ating ▁Florida ' s ▁animal ▁cruel ty ▁stat ute ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁code ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁att orney ▁obtained ▁a ▁Florida ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Op in ion ▁from ▁Bob ▁But ter worth ▁con cluding ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁stat ute ▁did ▁not ▁permit ▁rit ual ▁animal ▁sacrifice . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁three ▁new ▁ordin ances ▁that ▁criminal ized ▁“ s ac r ific es ▁of ▁animals ▁for ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁rit ual ,