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Religious Freedom in Prison

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

"Robert Loblaw" over at Decision of the Day points to the Seventh Circuit case of Koger v. Bryan, 05-1904 (7th Cir., April 24, 2008) reversing a district court's summary judgment dismissal of inmate Gregory Koger's claim under Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Koger, a member of Thelema, a religion founded by famed devil worshipper Aleister Crowley, sued when the state denied his dietary requests. The post notes Judge Evans concurrence: RLUIPA, I submit, fosters the potential for mischief and game-playing. Koger?s case is, potentially at least, a pretty good example of that. . . . [W]as his request for a nonmeat diet a mere preference (he practiced yoga) or the result of a sincerely held religious belief? On this record, we have no reason to doubt that it was the latter...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on April 25, 2008 (boomark / email).