Wednesday, October 20, 2004
US Court allows even Satanism and Witchcraft
Is this not religious freedom carried too far ?
Ecumenical News International
News Highlights
18 October 2004
US court orders prisons to consider all religions, even Satanism
Cincinnati, Ohio (ENI). The US Supreme Court has agreed to
consider the constitutionality of a 4-year-old federal law
requiring state prisons to accommodate inmates' religions that
include Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but also Satanism and
white witchcraft. The law, titled The Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 has been the subject of
legal battles throughout the United States. It was designed to
protect religious freedom for people in prisons and other
institutions receiving federal funds. [381 words, ENI-04-0689]
ENI Online - www.eni.ch
News Highlights
18 October 2004
US court orders prisons to consider all religions, even Satanism
Cincinnati, Ohio (ENI). The US Supreme Court has agreed to
consider the constitutionality of a 4-year-old federal law
requiring state prisons to accommodate inmates' religions that
include Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but also Satanism and
white witchcraft. The law, titled The Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 has been the subject of
legal battles throughout the United States. It was designed to
protect religious freedom for people in prisons and other
institutions receiving federal funds. [381 words, ENI-04-0689]
ENI Online - www.eni.ch
