Court Does Not Stop City-Sponosored "Day of Faith"

In Jacksonville, Florida, a federal district judge Saturday morning refused to issue an injunction against Saturday's "Day of Faith" event sponsored by Mayor John Peyton, Sheriff John Rutherford and Jacksonville's city council. The sponsors invited the city's faith communities to take part in the rally to "take back our neighborhoods" after the city experienced a large increase in murders this year. The lawsuit claimed that it is a violation of the First Amendment for the city to sponsor a religious event on city property with city funds. News4Jax.com reported that the judge did not rule on the constitutional issue, finding instead that the parties were not given adequate notice of the suit. The suit was not filed until late Friday afternoon.