An Orthodox Christian group is threatening to sue the city of Phoenix over a controversial new ordinance it passed last month that bans groups from providing medical care and food to the homeless in city parks — unless they have one of two permits that will be available for it per month in some parks.
St. Herman’s Table, a ministry of Exaltation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church, is asking a judge to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the city from enforcing the new law.
But they’re not the only ones who took issue with the city over this decision. When the City Council passed the law in early May, it was after a seven-hour meeting in which they heard from a host of residents — including Sister Adele O’Sullivan…