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Inside The Times, ep. 32: What reporters learned from visiting La Luz del Mundo campus
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A religious group is looking to turn 272 acres in Flowery Branch into a development featuring housing, retail, hotels, offices and church space at 5071 Hog Mountain Road, across from Wade Orr Road and next to Sterling on the Lake, a 1,000-acre subdivision off Spout Springs Road. - photo by Jeff Gill

Should residents of South Hall worry about a proposed development by a Mexico-based sect of Christianity called La Luz del Mundo?

This week, The Times staff members talk about a 250-plus acre project from the church, based in Guadalajara, that includes commercial space, apartments or townhomes, single-family homes and other uses in South Hall.

Editors Shannon Casas and Nick Bowman talk with reporter Joshua Silavent about the reporting that’s been done on the project up to this point and what readers can expect to see in the future — including a dive into what the faith actually teaches.