In this installment, we’re going to hear from someone who thinks it’s OK to chat up children online and arrange to have sex with them. It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. One of the disadvantages of doing this as a hobby is that when things get busy, it is tough to keep up. I [...]
As posted last week, a federal judge ruled against the City of Lakeland in part on its motion to dismiss the Complaint filed by the Atheists of Florida, Inc. and EllenBeth Wachs concerning the City’s invocation practices prior to city commission meetings. My prior posts on this case contain substantial background information. There is very [...]
A federal judge issued an order today allowing the Atheist’s of Florida’s lawsuit against the City of Lakeland over pre-meeting invocations to proceed forward. The City had moved to dismiss the case on several grounds. The judge dismissed two of the four claims in the lawsuit but declined to dismiss the most important claims in [...]
In a recent interview posted at Lakeland Local, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd repeats two false legal statements that have become part of his standard spiel on the Phillip Greaves obscenity case. I believe these statements are contributing to public confusion about the prosecution of Mr. Greaves, a Colorado citizen who was arrested after mailing [...]
UPDATE: 1/6/2010 – A recent news report linked by Atheists of Florida representative EllenBeth Wachs in the comments, below, contained an admission by Judd that the goals were “refurbished” and at least one backboard replaced. In addition, Wachs alleges that the receiving churches are not necessarily in economically disadvantaged areas or areas without nearby public [...]