By spying on innocent Americans and forcing churches to pass a litmus test for a lease, governments violated the rights of churches, pastors, and members.
The Pines Church adheres to a literal interpretation of the Bible and alleges the school board violated the First and 14th amendments rejecting the lease.
A Maine church that's outgrowing its existing meeting space and applied to the local school board to use a facility at a high school for its services saw its application denied allegedly after board members inquired about the congregation's views on hot-button issues like same-sex marriage and abortion.
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL A Maine church that outgrew its meeting space applied with the local school board to lease space at a high school for worship services, but the school board appeared to apply a religious test to the church, and negotiations fell through. Now, the church is suing.