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whoa, watch it there; THAT response is likely to get you a lot more than you bargained for. My recommendation would be to put up some outdoor speakers (for your own personal enjoyment, of course) and play some nice soothing music. Pat Boone (if YOU can stand it!), Barry Banananose, or even Americana music like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, BR549, et al. Turn it up enough to muffle the offending noises, and it may even act as hoopster-repellant as well. If they don't like the music (which is likely), that's their tough luck. Or you could contact the Church officials and see if they'd be willing to intervene; I'm sure they'd rather not have swearing and such on their grounds, and they'd have the legal and moral authority to enforce it. I suspect there's at least one Peace Officer in the congregation, so one phone call would probably generate a prompt response. I imagine a good cop would simply remind them they're on church grounds and ask them to dial it back a bit since there's been complaints. And remind them that further abuse of court privileges would lead to additional official actions... The upshot: try honey first, then vinegar. The soothing music trick has been used to great success in Oz to repel loitering youngsters. Good Luck! c.
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