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Atheists: Sheriff donation of jail hoops to churches unconstitutional listen

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Tags: separation of church and state, first amendment, religious freedom, evangelical Christians, Bartow, Polk County, atheists

Last week, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd sent out a small barrage of press releases touting the removal of county jail basketball hoops. He re-installed them at local churches. The move is drawing fire from a range of critics, including atheists.

In the middle of last week Sheriff Judd invited the press to come take photos of him dismantling basketball hoops at Central County Jail in Bartow. Then he installed the sports equipment at a nearb...