I have a BIG problem with Mrs. Allen's statement. The Bible never makes church attendance mandatory. It strongly suggests it in Hebrews 10:25, but it does not make it mandatory. Plus, Jesus never forced Himself on anyone. That's why He gave us free will. Joshua 24:15 says "Choose you this day whom you will serve". This means we are given free will by God Almighty to worship and serve who we want to. She is stepping way outside the boundaries of even what the Bible says on this subject. If the Bible is the Christian holy book then if it does not say it has to be mandatory, then it is not mandatory, plain and simple, no questions asked, end of discussion. Even as much as I hype up and encourage church attendance, I would NEVER make it mandatory on anyone
Plus, if we make church attendance mandatory people will stop attending for the right reasons and start attending out of duty or obligation. That is the thing we do not want to happen. We don't want people "playing" church or just going through the motions. It needs to be a genuine desire to go to church and to hear the messages within its walls.
Your main objection /should/ be that it is blatantly unconstitutional.
