Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 5, 2007
Church Celebrates Constitution for Christmas
A San Diego church celebrated the First Amendment alongside Christmas last month. The constitutional merriment came as the city delivered its part in settling a religious discrimination suit — $52,000 representing the fruits of the Canyon Ridge Baptist Church’s fight for equal treatment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - It was just a week before Christmas when worshipers celebrated a payment from the city of San Diego to settle a federal lawsuit over alleged unconstitutional discrimination against their makeshift church.
Pastor Christopher Chadwick said his 110 congregants at Canyon Ridge Baptist Church were overjoyed by the news of the $52,000 p...
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