Gilbert looks to ease rules on meetings

Arizona Republic: “‘When the Town Council became aware of this, it was an immediate reaction that this was not right,’ [Mayor John Lewis] said. ‘It is not Gilbert to say that we do not allow groups to get together, faith groups that just want to have worship services’ . . . This is not the first time Gilbert has been accused of religious discrimination, and a federal lawsuit is pending to bring about changes in the town’s sign code. In July 2005, the town notified Good News Presbyterian Church that it was violating code by posting signs too early in a public right-of-way . . . ‘This is just another case that proves the town is discriminating against people of faith,’ [ADF Attorney David Cortman] said.”