The Alabama Senate has signed-off on a bill authorizing a church to set-up its own police force.
The Alabama Senate voted 24 to 4 on Tuesday to allow the Briarwood Presbyterian Church, a megachurch located in suburban Birmingham, to break with precedent and establish its own police force.
You think that video of cops dragging a doctor off a United flight was something? Just wait till there’s a church split and the heresy-hunters are signing the paychecks.
I’m a strong believer in church/state separation, and so I’m hoping the bill fails when it goes to the House. But there is a bright side: If it passes, the whole world will get a timely reminder of what happens when law enforcement is in the hands of the Pious (If ISIS isn’t warning enough, I mean.)
Or, as frequent commenter Bernie helpfully advises, you could just watch this Monty Python sketch.