Hello,
Thank you for your comment. While your comment is well received, I must say that to go the multipolygon route would significantly shift the local convention currently in use. Numerous landuse polygons in the immediate vicinity do not use multipolygons despite the fact that they cross highways. My edit that affected the polygon was to add the landuse=religious tag. This makes it more in conformity with the surroundings. I wanted to respect the original editors to the greatest extent possible by leaving their polygon as it was as much as I could. I welcome further discussion and hope my comment has addressed your concern.

Sincerely,

Always_Dreamin