Christmas Carolers Can Sing Outside Abortion Clinic
The city of Falls Church, Virginia backed off its attempt to prevent pro-life Christmas carolers from singing outside an abortion clinic.
The carolers were initially asked by police to stop singing, citing a noise ordinance. After receiving a letter from the Alliance Defending Freedom law group, however, the city changed its tune on Christmas caroling.
One of the carolers captured the officers on video (YouTube| Vimeo) informing the carolers that singing is prohibited under a noise ordinance and that they must cease singing.
The ADF letter explained that police cannot use the ordinance to stop a constitutionally protected free speech activity, like common Christmas caroling, on a public sidewalk. The letter asks the city to rescind its ban on Christmas caroling in time for the carolers to return to the sidewalk at noon Wednesday....