California to Pay Atheist Parolee $1.95 MillionCan't make this stuff up.
" The California government will pay $1.95 million to an atheist and former parolee who went back to prison after refusing to participate in a religiously tinged inpatient treatment program.
The Record Searchlight reports ( http://bit.ly/1o9NaPg ) Barry Hazle Jr. of Redding and his attorney announced the settlement Tuesday in San Francisco.
A federal court ruled last year that forced participation in a religious program had violated Hazle's constitutional rights.
The 46-year-old Hazle served a year in prison on a drug charge and after being released in 2007 was ordered to take part in a rehab program.
His parole agent arrested him on parole violation after he refused to participate in the program. After serving three more months, Hazle sued the state corrections department."
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If You Don't Value Truth, Then What DO You Value?
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If we say that the sane can be coaxed and persuaded to rationality, and we say that rationality presupposes logic, then what can we say of those who actively reject logic?
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