Judge orders drunk driver to read Bible’s tale of Job

Really interesting constitutional questions raised by a woman who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated being sentenced to eight years in jail, five years probation and substance abuse counseling. It’s none of those conditions that raise the constitutional concern. It’s this:

The South Carolina judge also ordered Cassandra Tolley to read the Old Testament book of Job and write a little book report on it.

From the ” title=”government endorsement of religion” target=”_blank”>government endorsement of religion (generally, though probably not specifically because Job is a shared book) and by entangling government in a religious function—after all, the judge will need to read and evaluate Tolley’s summary of the book, right?

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