Have you converted to another religion recently? Thinking about it? Know someone who has or wants to? Then read this before tragedy strikes!

Daniel Morgenson thought he found the answers he was looking for when he converted to Judaism. He had become enamored of the religion and soon decided that being Jewish was what he wanted to be.

But three years later, he decided that he had made a mistake. And imagine his surprise when he went to get a refund on his conversion when his rabbi told him the news.

Conversion to Judaism is non-refundable.

It's a growing phenomena across the country: people who converted from one religion and later decide to switch back or convert to another faith are finding out the hard way that conversions are a serious business, and virtually none of them offer a refund if the devotee changes his or her mind.

"He read the materials, he took the classes," said Daniel's rabbi. "How could he not know that he couldn't go back or switch? What kind of a shmuck thinks he can do this?"

Phillip Ethan, a lawyer for the ACLU in Pittsburgh, stated in a interview that people seeking refunds on their religious conversions are growing more and more, and seeking legal assistance. "In all the years I've been trying unpopular social issues," he remarked, "this one is by far the most prevalent in terms of people seeking assistance from the ACLU." When asked if any of the people wanting conversion refunds had a case, Mr Ethan replied: "It's hard to say exactly but I would discount it out of hand. Religious minorities usually follow the dicta that the laws of a host nation take precedence over ecclesiastical rules. Religion is a private matter in this country, so religious leaders have a great deal of latitude from the federal government. But if a person did not know he or she couldn' t change religion without fear of being branded an apostate, that could be an invasion of their constitutional right to privacy and reedom of religion."

Eroico attempted to interview some Orthodox Jews of Krias Yoel about the issue, but when they heard that Daniel had been converted under the auspices of a Conservative rabbi, they quickly dismissed the issue. "He's not a real Jew, so who cares?" was the official response. "Unless of course we were in Israel and under the threat of war, then we'd consider him Jewish enough to die for the country. But since we're in America, he's a goy."

Daniel lamented: "I'm not asking for a refund on the four sets of dishes I bought to keep my house kosher, or money back for all those ArtScroll prayer books I bought. But how can I lead my life with my newly arrived bride Mai Lin when she makes pork fried rice and I can't eat it, or rub the Buddha on my way out to work in the morning? If I had read it in the brochure, I might have considered my legal position. But the non-refund clause was found no where in the pamphlet."

The ACLU is expected to release an official statement sometime next month.