perfidy

Last week, I linked to a story about a woman who was pulled over in Ohio for breastfeeding while driving. Nice little episode, right? Well, it's still rolling! Check this out! Turns out the father is suing to be sole defendant, arguing under Mosaic law the father is the sole head of the household and responsible for all members therein. They're members of a sect (here's the main page), of course. The family vows to take this all the way to the Supreme Court on the grounds of religious freedom, claiming they are being harassed by the great state of Ohio.

This is an interesting-- even complicated-- matter, but whatever. Under Ohio law, you can't breastfeed while driving, period. A $100 fine could have been paid by the woman, end of story, except that according to her husband, that would have been bearing false witness, rendering her hellbound. Now it's a federal case. Literally.

Read the article. Great stuff in there. I swear.

A special bonus for those who know me well-- can you spot familiar places in the article? I bet you can!!