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Churches will gather to challenge parade's religious-theme ban By Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News December 3, 2004 Churchgoers throughout the Denver area have promised a crusading pastor to gather tonight and Saturday in downtown Denver to challenge, with cocoa and caroling, the exclusion of a Christian presence from the 30th annual Parade of Lights. "We are getting churches from all over, and pastors with large churches, calling to ask, 'Where do we come?'" said Janette Rasor of Faith Bible Chapel, a 4,000-member Arvada church. Advertisement GetAd('00', false, '00', 250, 250, 'RELIGION_', ''); At least one other megachurch, with 2,500 members,...

Former U.S. Attorney Mike Norton offered Wednesday to explore a lawsuit on behalf of a pastor whose church was barred from entering a Christmas float in Denver's Parade of Lights this weekend. "If he has an interest in carrying it to the next level, we're ready," said Norton, who now works for the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, which takes on religious liberty cases, primarily for Christian clients. Norton's was among a deluge of calls to Pastor George Morrison the day after the Rocky Mountain News reported on his attempt to join the holiday parade, which celebrates its 30th year Friday...