A fortuneteller is taking Montgomery County, Maryland, to court over an ordinance ban.Nick Nefedro is a gypsy who, according to The Washington Post, says that fortunetelling is part of his heritage. The city of Bethesda prevents making money from forecasting the future, and Nefedro calls it discrimination. He owns and operates about six fortunetelling businesses in Los Angeles and Key West, and claims that gypsies are not criminals, as they are often stereotyped.
Mat Staver heads Liberty Counsel and comments on the case. "The ACLU here is now being enlisted by this individual to overturn a law that essentially prohibits taking money for fortunetelling or forecasting the future, but this particular person who says he's a gypsy is now determined to change the law with the help of the ACLU," he explains.
The Christian attorney believes the outcome of the case will be interesting.
"On the one hand, I can understand the reason for this law and that is to prohibit witchcraft and those kinds of things, which was fairly common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries," he notes. "On the other hand, the question is how far could this law be applied?"
According to Staver, the First Amendment is not necessarily designed to protect fortunetellers.
The Christian attorney believes the outcome of the case will be interesting.
"On the one hand, I can understand the reason for this law and that is to prohibit witchcraft and those kinds of things, which was fairly common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries," he notes. "On the other hand, the question is how far could this law be applied?"
According to Staver, the First Amendment is not necessarily designed to protect fortunetellers.
source : http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=656344
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