"Christian" Skating Time

[Paul Finkelman]

Presumably, Mark, a "global warming night" is not a message that people 
of a certain religion or ethnic group are unwelcome. As far as I know, 
global warming will harm (or not harm) Jews, Christians, Moslems, 
Satanists, Hindus, etc. without regard to their belief. 

Paul

Scarberry, Mark wrote:
> 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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