Link to Memphis storyMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Iraqis visiting on a civil rights tour were barred from city hall after the city council chairman said it was too dangerous to let them in.
Elisabeth Silverman, the group's host and head of the Memphis Council for International Visitors, said Brown told her he would "evacuate the building and bring in the bomb squads" if the group entered.
link to Cheshire storyCHESHIRE - Preventing the curtain from coming up on a play because its content offends a religious group is censorship, in violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution, a free speech expert said Tuesday.
A representative of the Connecticut Catholic Conference suggested the town consider local regulations to prevent theater that offends people's religious beliefs.
Before the Cheshire Performing and Fine Arts Commission opened the play last Thursday, a group of Catholics opposed to the performance sent e-mails to Town Manager Michael Milone and the Town Council asking that the production be canceled. They are now asking the town to create a screening process for productions it funds.
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