Sunday, March 21, 2010
While we think that this blogger raises many valid points on some of his posts, we also think that his defense of Joseph Reyes as the "New Rosa Parks" is as ludicrous as Mr. Reyes' claims that he is Catholic and that Catholicism, rather than being distinct from Judaism, is just a "radical" form of Judaism.
Labels: Contempt, Religion and Custody
Sunday, February 28, 2010
A case that has been characterized as a "family feud over religion" is currently playing out in Chicago. The transcript of an ABC interview and the video of that interview set the scene for the upcoming March 3 trial. And this article provides an update.
From our perspective, this case is more about defiance of a Court Order and violation of an implied agreement than it is about freedom of religion. Mr. Reyes admits that his wife insisted that he convert to Judaism. And not only did he convert--after they were married, no less-- but he had not renounced his Jewish faith as of the birth of his daughter. Therefore, like it or not, Mr. Reyes' daughter is a Jew and his belated attempts "to exercise his First Amendment Rights" by baptizing her without his wife's permission rings just as hollow and cynical as his attempts to frame Catholicism as a branch of Judaism.
Again, if Mr. Reyes were sincere, he would not have summoned the press to record and witness his act of defiance while simultaneously proclaiming his innocence of the act of contempt. And, if he were truly a Catholic as he now claims, he would have both renounced Judaism and converted to Catholicism before he baptized his daughter, not sometime in the future.
Labels: Custody, Religion and Custody
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Click CBS News: Dad Barred From Taking His "Jewish Baby" To Church to view the CBS video. Click here to read a print account.
Labels: Religion and Custody
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The New York Times reports:
Across the country, child-custody disputes in which religion is the flash point are increasing, part of a broader rise in custody conflicts over the last 30 years, lawyers, judges and mediators say.
“There has definitely been an increase in conflict over religious issues,” said Ronald William Nelson, a Kansas family lawyer who is chairman of the custodycommittee of the American Bar Association's family law section.“Part of that is there has been an increase of conflicts between parents across the board, and with parents looking for reasons to justify their own actions.”
Labels: Religion and Custody
