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21. i belong to the church of the born again hedonist. i wonder if that counts

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:45 PM

Nov 2012

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Separation of Church and State? Judge sentences teen to 10-years of church for DUI death [View all] RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 OP

BA of .006? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #1

How can a US JUDGE mandate CHURCH legally? renie408 Nov 2012 #9

Exactly. Also What "Church"? Hindi? Islam? Snake Handlers? n/t Yavin4 Nov 2012 #14

i belong to the church of the born again hedonist. i wonder if that counts leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #21

We inherited English common law. Laelth Nov 2012 #22

court mandated ignorance...great bowens43 Nov 2012 #3

This was part of a plea bargain that the kid agreed to. cbayer Nov 2012 #4

oops...try again! renie408 Nov 2012 #8

Yes he can, if the party agrees to that as part of a plea bargain. cbayer Nov 2012 #11

not only can he but he did - the kid could said hell no but he didnt leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #20

This is what is called strange and unusual punishment. vaberella Nov 2012 #5

does it specify what kind of church...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #6

Is Oklahoma even part of the United States still??? renie408 Nov 2012 #7

Uhh, no, we are still one of the united states. CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #25

Community Service would be better HockeyMom Nov 2012 #10

That's going to stop him from drinking - magical thinking treestar Nov 2012 #12

I wonder if this could be appealed on the grounds that Skidmore Nov 2012 #13

i have one ... leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #19

Semantics. billh58 Nov 2012 #24

Would someone object Prometheus_unbound Nov 2012 #15

Ugh. Attending church won't help this kid with his substance abuse riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #16

This should definitely not be within the judge's purview. malthaussen Nov 2012 #17

Are they appealing or letting it stand? hrmjustin Nov 2012 #26