"They were clearly told that reading the Bible and preaching can be offensive and that they could be arrested," she wrote.

"Furthermore, they were subjected to abuse and intimidation. They were told that they were being monitored and filmed," she wrote.

Critics claimed that a Muslim preaching his religion in the street would not have been treated in such a way by police.

Why are the elderly opposed to Obamacare?

First, they love Medicare and see no reason to change it. Secondly, they have heard that Obamacare will be funded, in part, by cutting Medicare spending by $500 billion over a decade, which is called for by bills passed by House committees.

The men followed 61 subjects over a span of six to seven years, recording their failures and successes in their attempt to leave homosexuality. Experts in the field call it the first attempt to follow subjects who are undergoing Christian counseling over a series of years. Such a time-consuming study is called "longitudinal."

Among their findings:

-- 23 percent reported a successful conversion to heterosexual attractions.

"It is good that Rappahannock officials have come to their senses," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. "Sadly, however, prison officials across the nation routinely deny religious materials to prisoners. This is a gross violation of the First Amendment and should be resisted at every turn. If anything, spiritual nourishment is what many prisoners need and want, and it should be protected."