NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Can a town keep churches off its town square?
The question was taken up by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week when it heard a case involving religious freedom and a north Mississippi town's wish to make its town square a business district where churches aren't allowed.
The case involves a Holly Springs ordinance barring churches from the courthouse square. The town is the Marshall County seat and has a population of about 7,700.
On Wednesday, a three-judge appeals court panel heard the case stemming from a lawsuit filed against the town in January by the pastor of Opulent Life Church. The church wants to move to the square.
U.S. District Chief Judge Michael Mills in Oxford, Miss., ruled in favor of the town. The church appealed.
CAIN BURDEAU
Associated Press
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Ban on churches in Mississippi town square challenged
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