The net effect, Webber-Dunn claims, adds up to an institutional message “imposing Christian beliefs on inmates” in a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution. The legal complaint was filed against Joseph Norwood, the head of the Kansas Department of Corrections, as well as staff members at the Topeka prison. The lawsuit outlines instances of what Webber-Dunn sees as state-sponsored religion within the Kansas prison. Other boards were hung with notices “which contained Christian iconography, scripture, prayer, and a personal testimony,” the lawsuit says. The lawsuit also says an eight-foot wooden Christian cross stood in the facility’s weekend and holiday visitation room.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2017 09:11 UTC