The NYTimes went and did it again. First their secret campaign to help MoveOn.org was unmasked, leading to embarassment and a shift in focus from President Bush's war in Iraq to the Liberal Media--the real threat.

Now the Times' story from Sept. 10 about the banning of religious books from federal prisons has actually led to a reversal of that policy, according to this piece. Prisoners can now read books like "Imitation of Christ."

That obviously can't be what the Times intended. Can it? 

David Gibson is the director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.

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