Tuesday, July 03, 2007

College wins free-speech ruling against evangelist

An evangelist who preaches at campuses nationwide has lost his initial bid to speak at Murray State University in western Kentucky.

A judge ruled Monday that the school's campus policy requiring speakers to obtain on-campus sponsors is legal.

James G. "Brother Jim" Gilles, of Symsonia in western Kentucky, sued the university in 2006, claiming that Murray State deprived him of his rights to free speech and to exercise his religion by rejecting his requests to preach at the Curris Center - a high-traffic area frequented by students and visitors.

This from the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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