ADF: No ‘fishing for men’ at Salmon Days FestivalALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
No ‘fishing for men’ at Salmon Days Festival ADF files suit against Washington town over problematic ‘free speech zones’
SEATTLE — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the city of Issaquah on behalf of a local small construction company owner prevented from freely handing out Christian literature in public areas of the annual Salmon Days Festival. Paul Ascherl was threatened by police with arrest if he did not confine his handing out of tracts to two isolated “expression areas” located away from any event traffic. Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link:
http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/5015 Case Name: Ascherl v. City of Issaquah 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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