Five sex offenders say a state law blocks them from participating in religious worship. They filed a lawsuit today against a provision that bars sex offenders from serving any role with a religious organization. The complaint says "even helping a pastor with Bible study or preparing a meal in a church kitchen will subject (sex offenders) to prosecution and imprisonment." The main portion of the measure bans sex offenders from living, working or loitering within 1,000 feet of just about anywhere children gather.
