Don't bring Rick Warren with you when you go to prison

If you ever go to prison, don't bring Rick Warren with you. You might be a threat to the United States. I read these two articles recently about how the Government is screening books on faith in US prisons because they do not want them to become breeding grounds for terrorism.

Associated Press Article 8/22/07
New York Times Article 9/10/07

Here's a couple of sections of the article:

“Government does have a legitimate interest to screen out things that tend to incite violence in prisons,” Mr. Laycock said. “But once they say, ‘We’re going to pick 150 good books for your religion, and that’s all you get,’ the criteria has become more than just inciting violence. They’re picking out what is accessible religious teaching for prisoners, and the government can’t do that without a compelling justification. Here the justification is, the government is too busy to look at all the books, so they’re going to make their own preferred list to save a little time, a little money.”

Among the books banned at their prison were "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, and "The Purpose-Driven Life" by the Rev. Rick Warren, the lawsuit said.