The city of Alabaster will allow Seventh Day Adventist missionary students to go door-to-door until a judge makes a final ruling in the case.
A copy of the lawsuit filed by the South Central Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists against the city of Alabaster. Source: WBRC videoSeventh Day Adventists will be able to continue going door-to-door in Alabaster, at least for now.
The South Central Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists filed a lawsuit on July 13 challenging two city ordinances. The ordinances ban door-to-door sales and require anyone seeking door-to-door solicitations to register and pay for a permit.
On July 16, the City of Alabaster responded to the lawsuit with a statement from the city's attorney Jeffrey Brumlow. [Read the full statement here.]
His statement says in part:
"Both Alabama
state law governing door-to-door charitable solicitation, and the
ordinances of the city governing the same, have been and will continue
to be applied neutrally to all individuals and groups who solicit sales
and charitable contributions door-to-door within the city, as well as
paid solicitors for nonprofit organizations and groups. The city does
not and will not tolerate any form of discrimination against any group
or individual on any basis."
At a federal hearing held July 19, the city agreed to allow missionary students to continue knocking on doors until a judge makes a final ruling. The ruling is expected to be made before March 2013.
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