equalityboy81
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A friend of a friend is in jail. I don't know why he's there and would rather not get into that subject about that guy as an individual. My friend brought his roommate who is in jail a novel titled "The Golden Buddha" which had nothing to do with the religion. The jail here allows people to bring inmates books. Since they thought the book had to do with Buddhism they rejected it's entry and told my friend that books having to do with religion could only be based on Christianity. I realize people in jail lack certain rights but didn't think the jail could dictate a particular religion or favor one over another. I thought you either allow books or you don't and if you allow one religion you have to allow all religions, beliefs, and creeds. Isn't that against the U.S. Constitution and discrimination of religion and mixing religion and politics/church and state? What if the inmate were Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Atheist, Agnostic, Wiccan, Pagan, or even a Satanist? Does this seem like an issue his incarcerated roommate could get the ACLU involved in?