Supreme Court To Hear Holt V Hobbs - Business Insider - 3 views
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That case was brought by a Muslim inmate named Gregory Houston Holt who claims his prison violated his religious rights by refusing to let him grow a beard as his faith requires.
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Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14Does prisoners still deserve religious rights?
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Last term, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations have religious rights when it found some employers didn't have to pay for insurance that covered birth control. This is a different twist on the topic of religious freedom.
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I thought this court case is very interesting in that it deals with religious rights verses safety problems in prison.
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I think the with the case of the beard it could be dangerous to allow inmates to have a long beard because it could endanger people's lives especially since it's a prison. I don't think they should allow inmates to have long beards because inmates who are not religious could easily say that they are Muslims and use that to their advantage.