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Texas judge sentences mom for spanking, although state law allows it
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Spanking your kids can send you to jail in Corpus Christi, Texas, although corporal punishment is allowed by Texas law. “This week, a local woman avoided jail time,” reports KZTV News, “but her case made it clear that local prosecutors and judges will not tolerate what used to be a much more accepted practice. Back in…
Air conditioner thieves hit rural Texas churches
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The Parker County, Texas, Sheriff’s Department says thieves have stolen or damaged air conditioning units at seven different churches in the area, and that’s just in the last three months. Most recently the Faith Presbyterian Church in Aledo, Texas, was vandalized when a unit was pulled from the side of the building. The damage will cost the…
Supreme Court Limits Prisoners’ Right to Sue
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Beliefnet News Editor
WASHINGTON (RNS) Prison inmates who are deprived of their religious rights cannot sue states for monetary damages, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (April 20). Inmate Harvey Leroy Sossamon III said a Texas state prison illegally prevented him from attending religious services. Sossamon had been on cell restriction for disciplinary reasons at the time. Sossamon…
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