Gathering Ordinance Passed in Walnut Cove, NC
Victoria Hardy
September 06, 2007
The problem began in April when members of Baux Mountain Baptist Church began preaching on the street on Saturdays and the town council contends that the Christians are causing traffic problems and blocking sidewalks. Residents have been critical about this measure claiming it interferes with their freedom of speech, but council member Debbie Cowan has stated there is good reason for the ordinance. "We'll be able to control where people are going to be, not what they're going to say. We don't care what they're going to say, we just want to make sure we don't have traffic problems."
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