A Detroit suburb that allows a “prayer station” set up in city hall must also permit an atheist to set up a “reason station,” a federal judge ordered. Warren, Michigan must also pay a $100,000 fine.
Judge Michael Hluchaniuk ruled Monday that Warren resident Douglas Marshall’s proposal to distribute information and engage in discussions on atheism in the atrium of city hall must be approved, and that the city must apply policies equally to both his reason station and an existing prayer station operated by a local church. The $100,000 fine was included in the settlement to pay for attorney fees and damages.
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In 2013, the courts sided with Fouts after he denied FFRF’s attempt to erect an anti-religious sign alongside Warren’s annual Christmas display, which includes both religious and secular figures.
