Proving again that it's ok to commit abuse in the name of Jesus

[mirandaflynn]

Court claims exorcism protected"The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters

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[lavendertook]

And there's no "chilling effect" for letting Christian groups get away with this? You can bet your house that if it were a nonChristian religious group, they wouldn't have been let off.

[mirandaflynn]

It chills me, but it doesn't seem to chill the Texas Supreme Court. I'm at the point where I think if anyone cites any religous or cultural reason for doing anything, there should be an extra penalty.