Challenge Religious Sentences Imposed by Judges

Treatment at Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs has been determined to involve religious services and proselytizing by several courts. Sentences to attend these meetings amount to violations of the separation of church and state. Yet some judges continue to hand down such sentences.

Atheists often refuse to accept such conditions on parole or sentence reduction. The non-religious have a right to alternatives like Smart Recovery and Rational Recovery.

It is also inappropriate for an Atheist to be required to perform community service at religious institutions such as soup kitchens where prayer and religious indoctrination is the norm.

• Inform your lawyer ahead of time that you object to these situations.