Religion invoked in custody battle between divorced parents in Chicago [View All]

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I found this extraordinary Good Morning America story on Twitter just now. Joseph Reyes could face up to 6 months in jail for violating a restraining order by his ex-wife. What exactly is that order?

An already ugly divorce and child custody fight in Chicago has given way to a battle over religion.

On Tuesday, 35-year-old law student Joseph Reyes was arraigned in a downtown Chicago courtroom on charges he violated a temporary restraining order that says he can’t expose his 3-year-old daughter to any other religion than Judaism.

The order was sought by his estranged wife.

Reyes, who is Catholic, acknowledges he took their daughter Ela to Holy Name Cathedral on Jan. 17 — accompanied by a local television news crew — and that’s what landed him in trouble most recently.

Source: "Ugly divorce, custody fight turns into religious battle ", Chicago Sun-Times

Reyes was interviewed on GMA this morning.

I guess PZ Myers would've said that this kind of story would confirm his beliefs that religion is nothing more than divisive nonsense. I'd sorta agree with him, and I think this is just really silly. What about the First Amendment freedom of religion clause? If Reyes appealed to federal court, what do you think would happen?