Rebellion can sometimes be a good thing.
Have you ever even been to Alabama? I can assure you that Christianity is far from supressed in that state. And that you can see Scripture quotes right out in public within a mile in any direction from the Judicial Building. At the high school I attended they still have prayers at the football games over the P.A.
Take notice that the good folk of Alabama are not exactly storming the barricades. They know a huckster when they see one.