No one expects the Spanish/Alabama Inquisition

A very dangerous policy......soon the Christian police will be arresting heretics, LGBTQ people, and Jews. If unchecked they may put a stake up Atheist/Agnostic butts and burn them on a spit.

OMG

Something evil this way comes.

"You haven't been paying yer tithes. Yer goin away fer a long time."

I hope the aclu stops it in court. Will they stop at police? Will they push for there own court and jail?

The Pope would be proud.

What they have been aiming for

Well as long as Federal law limits their reach and restricts what is and isn’t crime then we should be fine but let someone like Mike pence take power and so will begin the hand maidens tale the reality show.

Oh and let’s not forget that the Klan considers themselves to a Christian organization and we all know Alabama’s past in regards to that. So hopefully this will remain as talk and nothing more.

Pretty much any group of people can do this under the law. This is probably due to existing people within the police force wanting to mobilize on behalf of their particular religious sect. They are probably just getting out ahead of it and getting what they're doing already, codified. It's typical, actually.

Can they stick to biblical punishments too for the "crimes" they commit? Would make this whole problem go away real quick...

Pretty much any group of people can do this under the law. This is probably due to existing people within the police force wanting to mobilize on behalf of their particular religious sect. They are probably just getting out ahead of it and getting it 'codified. It's typical, actually.

I am this up wented with this article's lack of information about what the law actually says and more info about why it was created. That deftly does not mean that I approve of it that the article doesn't give enough factual info for me to actually comment on the questions within it. It is kind of like a push poll and I expect better from an atheist publication.

The church here has its own courts. The ecclesiastical court can hear matters regarding adultery etc. and are enshrined in Manga Carta.

Wonderful. Now maybe they can arrest you for NOT getting the Holy Ghost.

What can I eat on Friday?

No one expects the Alabaman Inquisition!

Just another step in formalizing religious extremism... What could possibly go wrong..

This is hardly news—the article is a year old, and is lacking in details. If you are Patheos you select the parts of the story that further your goals of slander and fear mongering.

This from Wikipedia:

“In order to provide protection for over 1,000 students on two campuses at Briarwood Christian School, the church has requested the state government to allow it to set up its own police department, modeled after existing police departments within Alabama colleges and universities.[10] This permission was granted by a law signed by Governor Ivey in June 2019.[11]”

Now let us see, what can possibly go wrong with this.

Sweet home Alabummer!

at that point they aren't protected by federal law so if one of them gets shot for pulling a weapon on someone it could prove interesting