Public Library Can't 'Accomodate' Christians

August 16, 2010

A Christian author filed a lawsuit against a public library after being denied access to a meeting room for a discussion on her book.

"Christians shouldn’t be excluded from reserving and using public meeting facilities because of their beliefs," said Nate Kellum, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. "It’s incredibly ironic that discussing a book would be prohibited in a library. The government cannot discriminate against Christians just because of their religious viewpoint."

The complaint was filed Thursday against Putnam County Library in Cookeville, Tenn.

Ilene Vick, who professes to be an evangelical Christian, wanted to have small group discussions around her book, Personality Based Evangelism.

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