Indianapolis Star Editorial: Judge goes too far on parents' religion [View All]

[brooklynite]

Judge Cale Bradford badly overstepped his authority in telling a mother and father they may not expose their 9-year-old son to their religious beliefs.

Bradford, chief judge of the Marion County Superior Court, included the provision in last year's divorce decree for Thomas Jones and Tammie Bristol. The fact that the parents practice the pagan religion Wicca is legally irrelevant.

It's blatantly unconstitutional for government, including the courts, to forbid parents from sharing their faith with their children. The only exception is in extreme cases when specific practices endanger a child's health. That is not the situation in this case.

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