Friday, May 27, 2005

And burn 'em while you're at it

Cross posted at Political Arguments.

Via the indefatigable Wonkette, a judge in Indiana has decided, sua sponte, to prevent two divorcing parents from exposing their child to the religion that they both practice. In divorce procedings between persons of the same faith it's common for some settlement over the religious edication of the children to be reached. But in this case, there is no controversy, except for the judge.

The parents, you see, are Wiccan, and the child goes to a Catholic school. So the judge decided that, as the child would be "confused" by the competing religious views, the school's doctrine took precedence over the parents' wishes. So much for family values, eh?