City of Pensacola relents, public park now open for church picnicsALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
City of Pensacola relents, ADF attorneys reach settlement to throw out restrictive permit policy
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys reached a settlement agreement with the city of Pensacola on behalf of St. Faustina Old Catholic Church, freeing it to hold church picnics once again at Plaza Ferdinand VII, a popular historic park in downtown Pensacola. ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit against the city in April after Pensacola police ordered the church’s pastor to stop holding picnics at the plaza and declared the plaza a “non-event park,” even though events with thousands of people took place at the location on a regular basis. Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/2776 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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