"Christian" Skating Time

[Volokh, Eugene]

	By the way, is there a copy of the letter from the New York
agency somewhere around?  I'd like to see exactly what they're alleging
is the violation.  Thanks,

	Eugene

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> [mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Scarberry, Mark
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:45 AM
> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
> Subject: RE: "Christian" Skating Time
> 
> 
> The music is a substantial part of the skating experience. No 
> one would doubt that a Christian music concert could be held 
> (and advertised). Does the combination of a physical activity 
> (skating) with the playing of music deprive the business 
> owner of the free speech rights that a concert promoter would have? 
> 
> Suppose the owner of the rink decided to have a "global 
> warming" evening featuring the audio from Vice President 
> Gore's movie. Would that be permitted, even though a lot of 
> people would choose not to come to the rink in order to avoid 
> what they would perceive as propaganda? If it would be 
> permitted, then doesn't the NY law discriminate against 
> religious speech?
> 
> And if, as I think someone suggested, a "spiritual" evening 
> would be permitted, so long as it was inclusive by not 
> focusing on any particular religious tradition, then isn't 
> this a matter of viewpoint discrimination?
> 
> Mark S. Scarberry
> Pepperdine University School of Law 
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