Florida inmate sues state for not allowing Hare Krishna holy book

A Florida inmate who practices the Hare Krishna religion is suing the state for not allowing him to have his religious text ...
KLTV

East Texas lawmaker files bill rewarding inmates for studying religious texts

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) has authored legislation that would provide good conduct time for inmates if they study religious texts, impacting their parole. “It’s about ...
PBS

How Do Religious Texts Work?

Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not. Sacred texts mean different things to different religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and ...
The Conversation

This Christian text you’ve never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely mentions Jesus − but it was a favorite of early Christians far and wide

People usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages: 24 books in the Jewish version of the Bible; 66 for Protestants; 73 for Catholics; 81 if you’re Ethiopian ...
National Catholic Reporter

Religious freedom behind bars: A constitutional crisis

At South Florida's immigration detention center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," multiple constitutional violations over recent months have exposed that religious rights are being treated as revocable ...
KUTV

New law includes guidance on teaching religious texts, like Bible, in Utah public schools

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah State Board of Education is beginning the process of implementing a new law that updates how social studies and civics are taught in public schools, including guidance ...