Jail Time for Bible Thumpers

Jaundice James is a strong proponent of mandatory sentencing that requires jail time for those who violate the separation of church and state. Here’s an example of why, not only is it a good idea, it would be effective:

It seems that religious fucks who are in the habit of breaking the law and cramming their religion down other people’s throats are so tired of paying the ACLU’s (and others) legal fees that they’re trying to get legislation passed that will give them a break on it. Even their insurance companies are tired of paying every time these twits impose their religion where it doesn’t belong. It’s obvious that these people know what they’re doing is wrong or they wouldn’t have to ask for a Constitutional Amendment giving them permission to continue the behavior without penalty.

So, when they lose these cases they’re so fond of clogging our court system with, let’s make them serve time for it. Lock them up for a week or a month or a year - depending on how blatant the violation or if the person is a repeat offender, and maybe, just maybe, they’ll think things through next time they’re pondering a plan to force their religion on others.

Jaundice James suspects it’s intentional, but the religious loonies always seem a little bit fuzzy in their understanding of this issue. When faced with jail time for wasting the court’s time, perhaps it’ll encourage clear thinking.

Despite all their spinning and their efforts to mislead, they DO have the freedom to express their religion - no one’s trying to take that away from them - and they have plenty of opportunities to exercise that freedom without imposing on the freedom of others. But, apparently, that’s just not as much fun because, still, more often than not, they make the illegal choice instead. There are almost always fair, reasonable, CONSTITUTIONAL alternatives to the bad choices church/state violators make:

Prayer in school?
Teachers and coaches can’t lead, encourage or officially endorse such a thing, but students ARE allowed to meet, usually “at the flag pole”, to conduct their own, optional, student-led prayers.

Religious displays on government property?
Nope. It’s funded by taxpayers, but I’m sure there is a private-property owner nearby that’s more than willing to donate a few square yards in the name of faith.

Churches endorsing a political candidate?
Oops, there goes that tax-exempt status! But I bet some member of the congregation would be willing to host a fund-raising BBQ in their backyard on a Saturday afternoon, for everyone to attend, complete with guest speakers.

Christians aren’t being persecuted. Don’t let them tell you otherwise. They just make bad choices. (Again, most-likely on purpose.) It costs the courts’ time. It costs the tax payers. (Not to mention that there’s a significant segment of the population that’s just fucking sick of it.) When faced with the prospect of spending time behind bars for intentionally injecting their religion where it doesn’t belong, I suspect the more Constitutional choice will become more appealing and, therefore, chosen more often. When it comes right down to it, really, that’s all anybody’s asking for.

So, let’s do it. We’ll call it Separation Incentive Sentencing. (Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?)

Sure, they’ll bitch. But they’re bitching NOW. So, fuck ‘em. They’re always screaming about being persecuted anyway. Let ‘em scream about it through iron bars while the rest of us enjoy our secular nation.