Pastor Sues Broadcaster For Stopping His Religious Activities At CNN Building

In Atlanta (GA), pastor Dick Christensen has filed suit against CNN, Turner Broadcasting and a security guard for false imprisonment, assault and battery, and violating his free speech and free exercise of religion rights. According to WSBTV News yesterday, in December 2008 Christensen and others were proselytizing, carrying banners and handing out Christian literature in front of the CNN headquarters building. A CNN security guard told Christensen he was on CNN property and should move. Christensen insisted he was on a public sidewalk. CNN guards placed Christensen on the ground, handcuffed him and held him in CNN offices for two hours or so before releasing him. CNN says it does not agree with Christensen's version of events. Christensen says that CNN is "hostile to the Christian message."