James Dobsons freaks sues for religious rights at Mount Rushmore

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/643059,CST-NWS-rush09.article

November 9, 2007

PIERRE, S.D. -- America's ''shrine of democracy'' is the setting for another fight over religion and public land.
A Christian law group is accusing Mount Rushmore officials of trampling the free speech and religious rights of a Minnesota man who alleges he cannot get a permit to distribute religious materials at the national monument.

The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit in federal court against monument officials on behalf of Michael Boardley of Coon Rapids, Minn.

The suit says Boardley distributed ''gospel tracts'' at the monument on Aug. 9 without incident but was told the next day he needed a permit.

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=4457

Right Wing Organizations


Alliance Defense Fund

Founded by a group of high-profile Religious Right leaders such as D. James Kennedy and James Dobson, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) sees itself as a counter to the ACLU. As a legal group, it assists and augments the efforts of other right-wing groups to “keep the door open for the spread of the Gospel.” The ADF has been active on issues including pushing “marriage protection,” exposing the “homosexual agenda” and fighting the supposed “war on Christmas.”

Alliance Defense Fund
15333 N. Pima Road - Suite 165
Scottsdale AZ 85260
Website: www.alliancedefensefund.org