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...This law makes it illegal to do things that are not wrong, like go to church," says Glen Gerding, Nichols' attorney. "When does the state stop interfering with a church's business? Will pastors be charged as an accessory for letting a known sex offender sit in a front-row pew and worship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...behalf of Georgia's 16,000 registered sex offenders, the Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights has sued the state over its residency and employment restrictions, including the ban on faith-based volunteering. "There are serious constitutional problems in banning someone from going to church, not to mention this runs counter to the church's mission of inclusion, hospitality and redemption," says Sara Totonchi, the center's associate director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...soon as North Carolina's law went into effect in December, Katy Parker, legal director for the state's American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) chapter, started fielding calls. Offenders wanted to know if the law prevented them from going to church; pastors worried it would keep worshippers away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...unbelievable that the N.C. state legislature and the people of North Carolina would not want someone to go to church for spiritual reasons and for rehabilitative reasons," says Parker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

David Hoyle, the state senator who sponsored the bill, says it took two years to pass, partly because legal advisers took care to word it to withstand legal challenges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church? | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

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