Detroit Strip Clubs: Yes to booze, no to pasties; Detroit citizens take a stand on trivial issues
February 25, 2010 at 4:13 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsThe ongoing drama that is the Detroit City Council recently completed its three-year run of “Much Ado About Nothing,” in which the Council voted Tuesday 6-3 to approve strip club restrictions that left neither supporters nor opponents satisfied.
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Kudos to those citizens who are attempting to redeem their city. God knows Detroit is in need of deliverance. But the bottom line is that Detroit – a city larger in area than Boston, San Francisco and Buffalo combined – is not reeling due to the activities taking place in a couple dozen strip clubs. If that were the case, it seems counter-productive that the Council would pass the portion of the ban prohibiting clubs to open on Eight Mile Rd. Why not concentrate such establishments in a designated area, the better to oversee and patrol?
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Detroit Strip Clubs: Watchdog group objects to Detroit City Council’s prayers
February 25, 2010 at 9:24 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsLast Updated: February 25. 2010 1:00AM
Watchdog group objects to Detroit City Council’s prayers
Christian references called violation of First Amendment
Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News
Detroit –One day after being accused of ignoring religious objections to strip clubs, the City Council is facing criticism for calling upon Jesus during prayers at meetings.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based watchdog group, sent a letter Tuesday to the council accusing it of violating First Amendment mandates separating church and state. A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows prayers before government meetings as long as they are nondenominational.
Rebecca Markert, an attorney for the 14,600-member group, said a review of recent Detroit council invocations online indicates “these prayers are rarely, if ever, nondenominational.”
“The City Council is elected to represent the entire citizenry not just Christians,” said Markert. “People who are not Christians or are agnostic or atheist feel like outsiders and they feel they are not going to get the same deal as a Christian would.”
Detroit Strip Clubs: Detroit City Council criticized for opening prayers
February 25, 2010 at 2:36 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsLast Updated: February 24. 2010 9:44PM
Detroit City Council criticized for opening prayers
Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News
Detroit — Just a day after a being accused of not being religious enough in the contentious battle over the new strip clubs ordinance, the City Council is being criticized for calling upon Jesus during prayers at council meetings.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based watchdog group, is blasting the council for including the name of “Jesus” in council invocations and prayers.
Rebecca Markert, a staff attorney for the 14,600-member organization said the council is violating the First Amendment that dictates a separation between church and state. A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows prayers before government meetings so as long as they don’t promote a specific religious deity and that the invocation is nondenominational.
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