January 18, 2009 8:08 PM
Inaugural week censorship of pro-life group
D.C. cops ban pro-life messages 'Is this the future of free speech and political dissent under President Obama?' Posted: January 16, 2009 By Chelsea SchillingThe Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has forbidden a pro-life gathering and chalk display during Inauguration Week - and now the group is fighting back with a lawsuit against the District of Columbia.
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, said the department is banning the event because of its message.
"For over 16 years, law enforcement officials have given permission to the Christian Defense Coalition to use public 'sidewalk chalking' as a part of their demonstrations and vigils in the nation's capitol. The City of Washington, D.C., has also allowed numerous public 'chalk art displays' throughout the city," he said in a statement. "It is therefore most troubling that for the first time the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department is banning this practice when it involves a pro-life display in front of the White House."
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