Texas Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of prison ministry

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
June 23, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Texas Supreme Court rules unanimously
in favor of prison ministry

High court says state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act
protects ministries in zoning disputes

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of a ministry to former prison inmates Friday, determining that zoning regulations passed by the city of Sinton to oust the ministry from town violates the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  Alliance Defense Fund ally Liberty Legal Institute represented the ministry in the case.  ADF provided funding assistance for the appeal to the high court.

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