Judge: West Virginia can't require incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming

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Judge: West Virginia can't require incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming

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c/[email protected]English • 1 year ago

A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming to be eligible for parole.

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