Religious persecution, or overbearing regulations?

That is because of how (poorly) it was written.

It is a backwards formula for journalism (which would make it propaganda)

Have an agenda
Make an assertion
Then find evidence to support that assertion



But then again, that IS how journalism is these days
Would this have been posted if it had read "man cited for neighborhood parking violation"?

Whatever sells
Especially when you're selling "the muslim Black Obama is gunna take our guns,bibles, and make us communists!" (Which is how I've seen this article presented before)