Strip Club Has Lytle Residents Livid
POSTED: Thursday, February 7, 2008
UPDATED: 9:05 pm CST February 7, 2008
LYTLE, Texas -- About 20 miles southwest of San Antonio, residents of this small town are coming together to protest a new business opened to capitalize on the purient interests of Atascosa County.
The Cabaret Dance Club has opened just outside the city limits, which has prompted some in the commuity to protest the establishment, even if it falls outside the legal reach of the city limits.
Lytle currently has an ordinance against sexually oriented businesses, but the new club is located outside the city boundary, leaving protestors upset about the services and people associated with the business, but with little legal recourse.
"From a biblical standpoint, this type of activity and that sort of business is denegrating women," said Lynn Beams, the pastor of Prevaling Word Church. "I think it's hurtful for the youth of our country."
The owner of the business, Amrik Ram, said he had no intention of shutting down considering his business is legal and falls outside the reach of the Lytle city limits.
"Mama used to say, opinions are like noses, everyone's got one," Beams said. "Morality is what will make the difference in our community. As we stand for what's right and what's true, then everything else will fall in place."
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