Update on Atheists of Florida
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 at 01:22:11 PM EST
They arrested the legal coordinator for the Atheists of Florida and now it's being used in the other lawsuits.
As I mentioned in another thread, they arrested EllenBeth Wachs, the legal coordinator for the Atheists of Florida on grounds that I consider bogus because of all of the "lawyers" not part of the Florida bar that infest the local churches* (and give legal advice and promote themselves as lawyers and so on).  Now it looks like they may be using the arrests in the other two cases (against the City of Lakeland and the Polk Sheriff) to delay things and possibly even to try to get the cases dismissed.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20110308/NEWS/103085036

They've tried to get the cases dismissed since the beginning, and while this article isn't really clear about it, I strongly suspect that the recent arrest will be used as part of the attempt to get the cases thrown out.

The more conservative churches are up in arms about the lawsuits, and they blame the Atheists of Florida for making trouble.  I've overheard some really nasty rants against the group (as recently as Saturday) and knowing this area like I do, am concerned for the safety of anyone considered at