Public park banned blind woman for sharing her faith

[Sybil Ludington]

Religious liberty restored in settlement of discrimination lawsuit

A blind woman who was banned from a public park in Rhode Island for talking to people about her Christian faith has reached a settlement in her discrimination lawsuit that lifts the ban.


First Liberty Institute, representing Gail Blair, said Thursday it reached an agreement with the Westerly Memorial and Library Association.


"Blair had been banned from the park and threatened with arrest for having conversations with others about Jesus during which she would offer them a small copy of the Gospel of John," First Liberty said.


Association officials called the police June 24, 2019, claiming Blair "acost[ed]" patrons by "stopping" and "giving them religious pamphlets."


"We commend the Rhode Island’s Memorial and Library Association for resolving the case and recognizing our client’s religious liberty," said First Liberty special counsel Jeremy Dys.


"Our client is thrilled that she can once again enter the park across the street from her home and talk with other visitors."


Blair, 63, filed a charge of discrimination with the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights alleging the association violated Rhode Island's laws for places of public accommodation, discriminating on the basis of religion and disability.


Blair said in a statement she is "thankful to First Liberty Institute and all my attorneys for fighting on my behalf and look forward to once again spending time in the park and sharing my faith in Jesus with those who are interested in having the conversation."





https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/public-p...e67b2f02003c45

[Tahuyaman]

It's clear that religious liberty is under assault in America and has been for some time. It's just that it's now going from a macro level to a micro level.

[Davis]

I always engage the religious nutbars I meet in parks. I'm glad I'll continue to have the opportunity.

[Sybil Ludington]

It's clear that religious liberty is under assault in America and has been for some time. It's just that it's now going from a macro level to a micro level.

People still trying to claim it's not are clearly in DENIAL, or IGNORANT of what's going on in the country...

[Sybil Ludington]

I always engage the religious nutbars I meet in parks. I'm glad I'll continue to have the opportunity.

Religious people are..........................NUTBARS? If you don't want to hear what they may have to say...why not just walk away instead of being an ass?

[Davis]

Religious people are..........................NUTBARS? If you don't want to hear what they may have to say...why not just walk away instead of being an ass?

No, some religious people are nutbars, just like some political people, and I'm not mentioning any names here, are.
I enjoy both varieties and believe that they should roam free, as Odin intended.

[Sybil Ludington]

No, some religious people are nutbars, just like some political people, and I'm not mentioning any names here, are.
I enjoy both varieties and believe that they should roam free, as Odin intended.

If you TRULY thought they should roam free​, then you wouldn't intercept them at all.

[Tahuyaman]

Religious people are..........................NUTBARS? If you don't want to hear what they may have to say...why not just walk away instead of being an ass?

He's threatened by people of a Christian Faith. He senses they have something he doesn't have. So, instead of being secure in his own beliefs he tries to attack others. If he can tear others down, he feels better about himself. Unfortunately for him it's obviously not working.

[MisterVeritis]

Religious liberty restored in settlement of discrimination lawsuit


A blind woman who was banned from a public park in Rhode Island for talking to people about her Christian faith has reached a settlement in her discrimination lawsuit that lifts the ban.

Other people have the right to be left alone.

[MisterVeritis]

Religious people are..........................NUTBARS? If you don't want to hear what they may have to say...why not just walk away instead of being an ass?

We have a right to be left alone. Of course some religious people are "nutbars".