The Chatham County government took its latest step in responding to a lawsuit alleging its elected officials violated the religious rights of Summit Church, as it filed a motion to dismiss the case last week. After petitioning for more time to craft its retort in court, the local government asked the U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina to dismiss the request for a preliminary injunction due to lack of standing and lack of discrimination by county officials against Summit Church based on their religious practices. The evangelical Baptist church filed the lawsuit in February saying the county commissioners violated the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by denying its request to build a new worship site in December. Summit Church – a multi-congregation organization based out of Durham – is looking to find a new and expanded home for its Chapel Hill campus, which currently operates out of East Chapel Hill High School’s facilities. The group acquired in...