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Lakefront park rules called unconstitutional
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religious FREEDOM
Chicago | A law firm specializing in defending religious liberty says Chicago authorities are suppressing free speech in the city’s Millennium Park. Mauck & Baker reported a Wheaton College student was sharing the gospel in March near Cloud Gate (a large stainless steel sculpture commonly known as “The Bean”), when a park authority said the student’s actions were against park rules and the individual was forced to leave. Following the incident, specific provisions were added to the Millennium Park Rules that Mauck & Baker says are unconstitutional for several reasons. The firm detailed its argument in a press release on mauckbaker.com: 1. The rules divide the park into “rooms” and restrict speeches and handing out written communication to one corner of the 25-acre park.
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The coming impact of legal marijuana use on Illinois churches P. 3
NATE ADAMS
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COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
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JEFF GONZALEZ
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ADRON ROBINSON
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Mission Illinois Offering & Week of Prayer Sept. 8-15 SPECIAL PULLOUT INSIDE THIS ISSUE News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
JULY 29, 2019 Vol. 113 No. 11
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