Dateline Winfield, Alabama--Because of COURSE it's Alabama:
In a secret meeting where only the city council and the mayor were present, it was unanimously decided to cede ownership of the town to that person or persons known as "God".
Now, I know what you're thinking. And frankly I agree with you. Here is the text of the resolution:
“Whereas we acknowledge God is the owner of the City of Winfield and that it is a City under God. We acknowledge that at all times, He is in control.
“Whereas, we acknowledge that through His leadership, the Mayor and City Council will seek his wisdom and knowledge to be good stewards of the city.
“Whereas, we acknowledge that though prayer, with His guidance and presence, that we will be able to trust that no problem will be too large or too small to overcome.
“Whereas, we acknowledge that the City of Winfield is where it is today because of God’s grace and mercy.
“Whereas, we acknowledge that at all times and in all circumstances, His will shall be done.
“Whereas, we acknowledge that to God be the glory.”
But wait. It gets worse. When asked about any objections to this based on that little thing called the Establishment Clause, the mayor had this to say:
“I’m going to step on a lot of people’s toes but there’s not but one God and, that one God, to Him be the glory. There’s no other way; there’s no other God. There are a lot of religions out there but only one God.”
Now to me, that sounds a lot like "There is no God but God." And I'm sure if we pointed out those consistencies to him he would get red in the face.
Anyway, one anonymous resident has already taken this up with the Freedom From Religion Foundation. So we shall see how it goes.
In the meantime, click here for the mayor's contact info so you can ask for God's email address, because I'm sure there are a lot of things on our minds. Things like why does the cable suck, is He looking to flip the property, that sort of thing.
