Prison Ministry Setback
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:01 am
Court Rejects Evangelical Prison Plan Over State Aid
NY Times
By Neela Banerjee
Published: June 3, 2006
WASHINGTON, June 2
A federal judge in Iowa ruled Friday that a state-financed evangelical Christian program to help inmates re-enter society was "pervasively sectarian" and violated the separation of church and state.
The decision has set the stage for an appeals process that is expected to explore more broadly the constitutionality of the Bush administration's religion-based initiative programs, according to plaintiffs, defendants and legal experts.
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NY Times
By Neela Banerjee
Published: June 3, 2006
WASHINGTON, June 2
A federal judge in Iowa ruled Friday that a state-financed evangelical Christian program to help inmates re-enter society was "pervasively sectarian" and violated the separation of church and state.
The decision has set the stage for an appeals process that is expected to explore more broadly the constitutionality of the Bush administration's religion-based initiative programs, according to plaintiffs, defendants and legal experts.
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