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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owners of the New Beginnings Ministries near New Castle against Foxhole strip club and Sheriff Timothy Rogers, among others. The lawsuit claimed the club conducted illegal protests outside the church since at least January 2007 and the sheriff’s office failed to protect the church from the illegal activity. The defendants in the case said the protest activities took place in a public right of way that were protected by the First Amendment. [...] The suit filed in August 2007 [...] claimed Foxhole members entered and refused to remove themselves from his private property, blocked the entrance to the drive, stopped patrons and employees from entering the premises, surrounded patrons’ vehicles to preclude entrance, photographed patrons and employees against their will, and threatened patrons with adverse consequences as they persisted in visiting the facility.

[Article continues at link. STOP PRESS... looks like I got some facts wrong about who is getting their freedom of speech and assembly protected and who isn't. Better check the original article to make sure you get the facts on what's going on. Isn't it strange that religious groups use their rights to take away the rights of others while strip clubs and the like never do the same for religious groups. - Trevor Blake]