Indianapolis Star Editorial: Judge goes too far on parents' religion

[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.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/OPINION/505270335/1002

[revree]

1. Boy, this will be a great education tool for wicca...

This is going to backfire on that right wingnut judge bigtime because it brings Wicca to the forefront and shows what a wonderful, earth-based spiritual practice it is.

Let's hope because of this idiot judge, more people discover and flock to NON-MAINSTREAM religions!!!

[paineinthearse]

2. "included the provision in last year's divorce decree"

Does this mean the judge unilaterally inserted this provision?

[Tempest]

3. According to the article he did - Correction, he didn't.

"it's more likely to fault a decision by one of Bradford's commissioners to include the one-paragraph restriction without showing actual or potential harm to the child"

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/NEWS01/505270510/1006

[patdem]

4. Take the poll on the bottom left hand of the colum...

There is that 22% or so of fundies again!

[fertilizeonarbusto]

5. De Judge forgets

that Christianity was an "unorthodox religion" 2000 years ago.

[sarcasmo]

6. Does this mean that I can no longer expose my Atheists beliefs to anyone.