I was speaking to a student today who's moving out to Texas to work. He was telling me about how the local basketball stadium (as in seats a few thousand) has been turned into a 'church'. Everyone who attends is basically pressured into donating 10% of their earnings to the church. Even the kids will give 10% of their pocket money to them! On Sundays they run something stupid like 6 services to accomodate everyone who wants(?!) to attend. It really is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard. The people who run the church must be literally rolling in money! As L Ron Hubbard "You wanta make real money, you gotta start a religion!".
I don't suppose you can expect much more from people who don't teach evolution in schools and can carry concealed guns with them if they fancy...