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A threat to the American Dream

The push towards a religious monoculture threatens our liberal democracy, endangering freedoms and undermining equality through restrictive, punitive legislation.
April 29, 2024

Hindu temple planned for vacant theater in Hoover

A local Hindu organization purchased a 38,000-square-foot former theater in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover and plans to convert it into a sanctuary and educational space to serve the area’s growing Hindu community. Hindus make up less than 1 percent of Alabama’s population, and while an accurate count of adherents in the state is hard … Continued
September 18, 2020

Alabama Republicans expelled the wrong person

Alabama Republicans were right to pass a resolution calling for Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be expelled from Congress and sent back where she came from.  There’s no room in this country for the sort of hateful, anti-Christian speech that Omar has espoused the last few months.  For example, while at a rally a few … Continued
August 29, 2019

The state of Alabama’s prisons should embarrass us all

What’s happening in Alabama’s prisons is not OK. It’s not what anyone — including criminals — deserves. It’s not a deterrent to crime. It’s not how humans should treat other humans — especially when a majority of those humans proclaim to practice a religion that harps quite a bit on kindness, decency and goodwill (There … Continued
May 7, 2019

Three reasons why Alabama should stand up to the Freedom from Religion Foundation

An atheist group from Wisconsin has implicitly or directly threatened to sue more than 40 Alabama school systems, local governments, and elected officials during recent years over what they claim are violations of the constitution’s ban on the establishment of religion. The organization, called the Freedom from Religion Foundation, is often successful. Many give in … Continued
March 26, 2019

Judge Moore responds to criticism of Freedom From Religion Foundation

Judge Roy Moore sent a letter to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) Thursday saying that he does not apologize for raining on their “parade of false legal advice.” On Friday September 21 Moore (R), in his role as President Emeritus of the Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law (FML), held a press conference where … Continued
October 1, 2018