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[percy-l] St. Joseph Abbey's monks battle for right to sell caskets

From: Steve Petrica <steve.petrica AT gmail.com>
To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [percy-l] St. Joseph Abbey's monks battle for right to sell caskets
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:31:05 -0500

Forgive a bit of a tangent, but I came across this news item today. St Joseph's Abbey in Covington has been cited by the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for selling coffins without a license. (Savor the absurdity of that for a moment...) They've now filed suit in response, alleging that the law in question is unconstitutional.

The Times-Picauyne story about the suit: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/08/st_joseph_abbey_battles_state.html

Here's a brief YouTube video on the case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NxtGzsGtJc

Steve

[percy-l] St. Joseph Abbey's monks battle for right to sell caskets, Steve Petrica, 08/13/2010