Judge Favors Lawsuit by Christian Group

A Virginia school system has to stop charging a Christian group to use its facilities while a lawsuit progresses over the payment. The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools has been making Child Evangelism Fellowship of Virginia pay $12.50 per hour for the right to hold after-school meetings of The Good News Club. Other groups get to meet on school property for free. A judge now says it’s not constitutional to make a religious group to pay when other don’t and he expects the Christian organization to prevail in court.