I do think an inmate's dietary demands based on religion could be denied.  I just can't imagine a situation where they would indeed need to be -- where the religious dietary demands are such that compliance is much of burden.  It is not a burden to serve beans as well as beef; chicken as well as pork.

One dietary demand that could be refused:  wine in communion, I should think -- if all alcohol is banned.

Steve

On Jun 1, 2005, at 5:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I'm just curious if anyone in the ivory tower believes that an inmate's dietary demands, based on religion, can ever be denied under RLUIPA?  (And set aside the games-playing CONS and their steak and sherry-- I am talking about sincere religious believers making a variety of dietary demands.)   So far, it doesn't sound like it.
 
 
Marci
 

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