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Perhaps the same thing that Judge Wilkinison and
the unanimous Fourth Circuit panel was thinking in the recent
Simpson case, I'm afraid.
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Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:53
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Subject: Re: More Discrimination Against
Wiccans
Marty Lederman wrote:
According to this article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481), an Indiana judge has prohibited a pair of divorced
parents from exposing their 9-year-old son to Wiccan beliefs and
rituals. Both parents practice Wicca, and both strongly
oppose the court's restriction. The court's order apparently was based
on the recommendation of a domestic relations bureau, which was concerned
about the "discrepancy between Ms. Jones and Mr. Jones' lifestyle and
the belief system adhered to by the parochial school [that the child
attends]. . . . Ms. Jones and Mr. Jones display little insight into
the confusion these divergent belief systems will have upon (the boy) as he
ages," the bureau said in its
report.
I just wrote about this on
my blog. It's the most obvious and blatant free exercise violation I can ever
recall seeing. What on earth was this judge thinking?
Ed Brayton
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