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General => Current Events => Topic started by: VietnamVet-BRIGHT on July 14, 2010, 05:29:31 AM

Title: FL atheists lawsuit vs city prayers; press conf.
Post by: VietnamVet-BRIGHT on July 14, 2010, 05:29:31 AM
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)

Follow me on Twitter for daily Atheists of Florida updates: https://twitter.com/AtheistofFL (https://twitter.com/AtheistofFL)


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