Religious Schism

Nine Georgetown University students occupying a $2.4-million house near the campus have turned to their faith to sidestep zoning laws against more than six unrelated parties in a residence.

Brian O'Neill Jr. and his buddies filed paperwork in October to qualify as a nonprofit religious group called the Apostles of O'Neill, potentially raising their cap to 15.

J. Brian O'Neill Sr., a billionaire real-estate developer, bought the house for his son in August, and since then the

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