A federal court decided on Friday against an injunction request by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington D.C. in its case against Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s policies that ban “issue-oriented advertising,” such as urging people to search for God on Christmas.
The archdiocese had filed a lawsuit against Metro for its refusal to sell ad space on buses featuring its Christmas ad campaign “the perfect gift,” which refers to Jesus Christ.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson deemed that the archdiocese is not likely to succeed in its case, which is based on free speech and other First Amendment concerns.
Jackson also rejected claims that separate Salvation Army and yoga studio ads that Metro accepted are showing a double standard.
“It is about as distant from the ancient Indian religious traditions that gave rise to yoga as Black Friday at Best Buy is from Bethlehem,” the judge wrote, according to WTOP.
Ed McFadden, secretary of communications for the Archdiocese of Washington, responded to the decision by stating:
“We are disappointed that the federal court denied our emergency request for an injunction to run our ‘Find the Perfect Gift’ Advent ad…
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