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  • Lawsuit: Va. jail's 'God Pod' violates Constitution

    11/22/2018 2:05:30 PM PST · by aimhigh · 19 replies
    CorrectionsOne.com ^ | 11/22/2018 | Denise Lavoie
    A Muslim civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a regional jail in Virginia, alleging that the jail has set up a Christians-only unit dubbed the "God Pod." The Council on American-Islamic Relations says officials at the Riverside Regional Jail have set aside a housing pod exclusively for Christian inmates who promise to live in accordance with the Bible. The group says the Christian pod violates the Constitution by favoring one religion over others. The lawsuit accuses jail officials of discriminating against Muslim inmates and others by preventing them from participating in programs that teach their faith and...