A South Carolina judge included reading the Bible as part of a woman’s sentence for injuring two people while driving drunk. What happened to the separation of church and state in America?
Judge rules DWI penance is to read the Bible
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse counseling, and to read the Bible.
The Herald of Rock Hill reports Cassandra Tolley’s attorney said she was thankful for the task and has started working on her assignment to read the Old Testament book of Job and write a summary.
The Bible segment’s dominant theme is the question of why God allows good people to suffer.
A legal expert says is the sentence by Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles is rare. University of South Carolina law professor Kenneth Gaines says judges can’t arbitrarily add anything they want to a sentence, but if the defendant consents it’s not an issue.
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