Virginia jail ends 'God Pod' program after Muslim inmates sue

[rangerrebew]

Virginia jail ends 'God Pod' program after Muslim inmates sue

    By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Sep 21, 2019


Richmond Times-Dispatch



ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jail has ended a program which inmates dubbed the "God Pod" after a lawsuit alleged the program provided favorable treatment to Christians and discriminated against Muslims.

Court documents show the Riverside Regional Jail south of Richmond ended the program on the advice of counsel after a lawsuit was filed last year by Muslim inmates represented by the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

A judge in federal court in Alexandria heard arguments Friday on whether the Life Learning Program implemented by a jail chaplain violated constitutional prohibitions against establishment of religion.

https://www.newsadvance.com/news/state/virginia-jail-ends-god-pod-program-after-muslim-inmates-sue/article_499ad3e4-dcc8-11e9-b353-0f4c95dee58c.html

[rangerrebew]

Sharia keeps creeping in.

[PeteS in CA]

The lawsuit had nothing to do with Sharia. Whether rightly or wrongly, the issue had to do with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The plaintiff(s) could as easily been a Jew or a Hindu or a Buddhist or a Marinaran Pastafarian.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

This is a trash lawsuit.

Absolutely nothing wrong with motivating the incarcerated with moral thinking.

If there are some who do not wish to do so, don't pull down those who do.