I cannot believe that a court can make a child custody ruling based on a parent’s religious practice. Are you freakin’ kidding me?!? I (obviously) had never heard of this until I came across Eugene Volokh’s informative blog. In my opinion, this is a very well written article. He displays an excerpt from the case ruling he is referring to in this article. The author gently takes a stand without offending those who may crazily agree that a parent’s religion should play a role in the determination of child custody. It doesn’t appear that he is targeting a specific audience but simply informing the public of these absurd court rulings. I like that he supplied his readers with examples of similar documented court cases as well as the links to other informative posts. He has provided plenty of credible resources in order for one to take a well-informed stand on the issue.
If it’s not already obvious, I totally agree with Eugene Volokh’s take on this subject. Is it really anybody’s business (especially that of the court’s) if you participate in church activities or are even consider yourself to be a Christian? You know, there are many people who attend church and have their children enrolled in the church daycare, but yet are unfit and even abusive parents. There are also those who may not have any religious beliefs but prove to be wonderful parents to their children. So, the courts that make these rulings are also making the indirect judgment that those who belong to a church are better citizens than those who do not? Does it really matter? It is a total violation of the First Amendment for the government to infringe upon the rights of its citizens. How has this been allowed? After all, isn’t this America?
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