07-16-2003, 09:45 AM
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Second lawsuit filed over exclusionary Honolulu parade
From advocate.com
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In the second lawsuit filed against the city and county of Honolulu over this month's Family Day event, the American Civil Liberties Union accused the city of reserving entertainment at the event for "fundamentalist Christians." The suit filed in circuit court Monday seeks an injunction ordering an account of the city's spending on the event and a halt to similar celebrations in the future. It follows a pending lawsuit filed in district court earlier this month by the ACLU on behalf of three gay groups after their applications to march in the July 5 parade were refused.
The ACLU filed the second suit on behalf of a range of Honolulu residents--all of whom thought the Family Day festivities crossed the church-state line. The plaintiffs cited a musical segment of Family Day that included nine separate performances by Christian groups, while children's entertainment at the Keiki Stage in Kapiolani Park had a stated purpose to "save souls."
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