{"id":5873,"date":"2011-08-21T08:48:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T12:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2011-08-19T17:02:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T21:02:22","slug":"federal-judge-matzoh-not-a-constitutional-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/federal-judge-matzoh-not-a-constitutional-right","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge: matzoh not a constitutional right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a Jewish inmate in a New York jail does not have a constitutionally protected right to matzoh and grape juice, according to the British news service Reuters:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Christopher Henry, who was convicted of first-degree sodomy, claimed permanent trauma and malnourishment and requested nearly $10 billion in damages for what he called a violation of his First Amendment right to religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Henry didn&#8217;t request matzoh for Passover, the Jewish holiday during which it is traditionally eaten. 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