They tried to ban Stations of the Cross on private property owned by a Church organization.

Part of the planned Stations of the Cross prayer trail in Genoa Township, Michigan.

Michigan township can’t ban Catholic group’s Stations of the Cross, court rules

From the Catholic News Agency:

A federal appeals court panel has unanimously ruled in favor of [Catholic Healthcare International] . . . that a local government in Michigan violated federal religious freedom law when it blocked the use of the group’s 40-acre property for a Stations of the Cross trail.

“Now this 40-acre rural property can be used again for religious worship and religious expression. We’re obviously very pleased by that,” Robert Muise, senior counsel and co-founder of the American Freedom Law Center, told CNA Sept. 12.

“When you’re not being allowed to use your land for religious worship to display religious symbols, that obviously impacts the right to religious freedom,” he said.

Gee, you think? Thank God, there are still some sane judges sitting on the bench. I wonder for how much longer.