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Court blocks man from strolling Bible handouts at Pride festival

A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a Wisconsin man's freedom of speech does not allow him to wander the grounds of the Twin Cities Pride festival distributing Bibles. The court says he can hand out the Bibles from a booth just outside the festival. The Center for Religious Expression is considering an appeal.
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A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a Wisconsin man's freedom of speech does not allow him to wander the grounds of the Twin Cities Pride festival distributing Bibles. The court says he can hand out the Bibles from a booth just outside the festival. The Center for Religious Expression is considering an appeal.

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