Southern Pagans Speak Out Against Bay Minettes R O C Program

At the height of Pagan Reputation "a little something" arrived which we publically smear our believe, Dogwood Occupant Senate, an join of Split of the Idol, has prudent of a terrifying new screen devoted in our patch. In the community of Bay Minette, Alabama, a tiny built-up of 8,000 residents plainly north of Battery, the Make conform Twig is sponsoring a new screen that offers an substitute to jail. The screen, which came out of a nationwide community-wide update reasonable at the Ample Excel Church, is called Work Spruce up Our Metropolitan or R.O.C. It allows non-violent, exceptional offenders to honor jail or a day of attending Church services.

At this time, the DLC board is smiling to see a very nationwide country out-cry. And, we fully strut the scuttle goings-on eventful by the American On the house Liberties Organization (ACLU) and the Extent of Religious studies Espousal. All brag address contacted the Bay Minette Make conform cruel that the screen be eliminated due to its unconstitutionality and violation of the Initial Adjustment. Due to their intervention and the accompanying media order, the ROC screen, primary slated to begin September 26, has been postponed until October 11th. At this time, the Urban is having the screen fully reviewed by back home Courts for justice issues.

The Dogwood Occupant Senate board energy be reflection the answer of the October 11th board deliver a verdict. We energy intend explanation on the vocalizations second hand in the convincing deliver a verdict to have an effect whether or not Pagan criminals are afforded an even substitute to jail time as back home Christian offenders. If the Courts do, in fact, allow the screen to begin, we energy ask the Bay Minette Make conform, on behalf of the pagans of Bay Minette and North Baldwin Zone, to lecture how a Pagan rebel can be included in this novel screen. In other words, can a Pagan Church (Place of worship, Grove, Coven) exact the healing of such a non-violent criminal? With, this subject can be workable to any non-Christian violator having the status of lately the Program's language is limited to Christian vocalizations.

We strut novel programs that bestow moment chances and healing. We understand the use for a impoverished jail rank and over-crowding. We know that tiny towns in our municipality radiate further of their community from Christian-based Church life. Although, supreme seriously, we as well strut the terrestrial law of this weight which, states:

"Alabama State Put together (1901): Article Three, Earnest neutrality. -".... that no opportunity shall be unquestionable by law to any saintly neatness, one, coinage, or mode of worship..."

For that reason, we cannot strut a screen in our patch, or someplace in our weight, that does not get by without a person, no issue of saintly believe, to participate in full. Perfectly as we all pro a second-chance at the established "good life," we all pro the attempt to do so on our own spiritual path or none at all.

"BAY MINETTE, WE ARE Thought."