A federal judge said a city ordinance restricting a church's homeless food service violated the institution's religious freedom rights.
A federal judge has stopped a southern Oregon city’s attempt to shut down a church's homeless meal service, ultimately ruling against the city government in a key First Amendment case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed by the small city of Brookings, on the southern Oregon coast, violated the religious freedom rights of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, which regularly serves meals to the homeless, KGW reported.
In his ruling, Clarke said the city failed to provide a sufficient reason for restricting the number of days the church can serve free meals. Rev. Bernie Lindley from St. Timothy's Episcopal Church said his church fed people as an expression of religious belief. 'That’s the way we express our faith: by caring for people who are on the margins, especially people who are hungry,' Lindley said, KGW reported.
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