Alabama now allows churches to form their own police forces

[We Live in Black and White]

The thread title makes it sound like Alabama established a Christian mutaween.

That's the logical endpoint.

[Badger]

The thread title makes it sound like Alabama established a Christian mutaween.

That's the logical endpoint.

Search law enforcement agencies are sworn to protect and enforce only the state and local codes of Alabama. Until Alabama or some local Village passes a log which passes constitutional muster enforcing dress codes or anything close to the wahhabist religious codes, they're not about to be able to.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The thread title makes it sound like Alabama established a Christian mutaween.

That's the logical endpoint.

I hear they're very effective at combating pedophilia. So was the Taliban.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I find it more concerning that it's at a school than the fact that it's run by a church.  Do these kids do a lot of crime?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I find it more concerning that it's at a school than the fact that it's run by a church.  Do these kids do a lot of crime?

Um, yes? Kids commit vandalism and engage in theft all the time.

[Cassandra]

There's a difference between allowing a private university to have it's own police force and a religious denomination having their own police force.

This piece of legislation will be the back door by which Sharia Law enters America.

I love this post.

Anyone else worried about Hizbullah getting an elected majority in Alabama and using this precedent to legally institute Sharia Law?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I find it more concerning that it's at a school than the fact that it's run by a church.  Do these kids do a lot of crime?

Um, yes? Kids commit vandalism and engage in theft all the time.

Just seems weird to me that they would require their own police force.