Taylor Seely writes about First Amendment issues at The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com. Do you have a story about the government infringing on your First Amendment rights? Reach her at [email protected] or by phone at 480-476-6116.
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Orthodox Ministry Sues Phoenix for Ban on Distributing Food or Medical Care
An Orthodox Christian group sued Phoenix over a new law restricting free food distribution and medical care to people in need at parks, continuing a regional battle over how cities should respond to homelessness in public spaces.
Lance Brace, founder of St. Herman’s Table, a ministry of Exaltation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church, said a Phoenix ordinance passed in early May and set to take effect June 5 criminalizes his evangelism and makes it impossible for him to provide food, water, Bibles and small hygiene products to unhoused people in city parks.
The ministry provides those items with the ultimate goal “to introduce Jesus Christ to the people it serves,” the complaint says.