Atheists of Florida filed a lawsuit (US District Court in Tampa) on Monday (7/12) against the City of Lakeland to remove the prayer ritual (invocation) from its public city commission meetings.
Below are video news clips (Tampa TV stations) of Tuesday’s (7/13) AoF press conference in Lakeland..
Representing AofF in the videos are plaintiff, EllenBeth Wachs, Esq., director of our Lakeland chapter, and our AofF attorney, Eric Husby, Esq.,
Baynews 9:
http://www.baynews9.com/video?clip=http ... t_0713.flv (http://www.baynews9.com/video?clip=http://static.baynews9.com/newsvideo/bn9/web_video/Lakeland_Atheists_Protest_0713.flv)
WTSP Ch 10 (CBS):
http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/jul/13/l ... ideo-news/ (http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/jul/13/lawsuit-over-prayer-70356/video-news/)
FOX 13
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/l ... s-07132010 (http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/polk/group-protests-prayer-at-city-meetings-07132010)
Ch 8 TBO.com
http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/jul/13/l ... ideo-news/ (http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/jul/13/lawsuit-over-prayer-70356/video-news/)
John Kieffer
President, Atheists of Florida
AofF website (including lawsuit document) http://www.atheistsofflorida.org (http://www.atheistsofflorida.org)
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