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Aug 10, 2009 11:25 am US/Central

Rehearing Requested In Euless Goat Sacrifice Case

EULESS (AP) ― Officials with the City of Euless will ask a federal court to rehear the case of a Santeria priest who wants to sacrifice goats in his home.  This after a judicial panel determined that the city's decision to prohibit the ritual violated his religious rights.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in July reversed a lower court's ruling that barred Jose Merced, 46, from sacrificing the animals.

The decision was made by a three-judge panel. Euless City Attorney William McKamie told The Dallas Morning News, in a story Monday, that he will file a motion for a rehearing by the full court.

Santeria is an Afro-Cuban religion with a ritual for ordaining priests that includes the sacrifice of up to nine four-legged animals.

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