Alabama Town Gives Offenders Choice: Jail or Church.

In a move of unprecedented stupidity, the town of Bay Minette, Alabama is set to begin a new sentencing program where some convicted criminals will be given the option to choose to choose to go to Church over a jail sentence. The offender would be sentenced to mandated weekly attendance at an institution of their choosing, and would need to meet weekly with the head of the congregation and parole officers. But, is this really a viable option?  Do we really want to "re-moralize" people through institutions that have relied on the threat of eternal torture as their primary means of deterrence for the past 2000 years? What similar options are Bay Minette officials prepared to offer atheist offenders?

As you would expect, an onslaught of civil liberties lawyers have challenged the program, stating

 "It is a fundamental principle of the Establishment Clause that the government cannot force someone to attend church...When the alternative to going to church is going to jail, the so-called `choice' available to offenders is no choice at all."

Read the full story at The Huffington Post.

New Palin Campaign Ad Calls Out Christians

Sarah Palin is not happy about the 60 million Christians who aren't registered to vote. Drop the Dorito's and grab a voting app before you're engulfed in flames for not fulfilling your duty to God and country.

Found at Christian Nightmares

Quick Facts: God in America

• 3 in 4 Americans believe "God has a plan for me. 
• 57% of Americans think that God rewards faithfulness with success and happiness.
• 1 in 5 Americans understand the Earth to be the center of the solar system.
• $100 Billion dollars a year "donated" to religions in the U.S. (est.)
• 83% of Americans identify with a religious denomination, (see chart below for more detailed breakdown)
• 42% (~56 million people) attend a church service at least once a week.
• 1 in 3 churchgoers pay a tithe to their congregation.