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    A year in jail for not believing in God? Yep, in Kentucky.

    A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists | Alternet

    In Kentucky, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God--or risk 12 months in prison.

    In Kentucky, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God--or risk 12 months in prison.
    The law and its sponsor, state representative Tom Riner, have been the subject of controversy since the law first surfaced in 2006, yet the Kentucky state Supreme Court has refused to review its constitutionality, despite clearly violating the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.

    "This is one of the most egregiously and breathtakingly unconstitutional actions by a state legislature that I've ever seen," said Edwin Kagin, the legal director of American Atheists', a national organization focused defending the civil rights of atheists. American Atheists’ launched a lawsuit against the law in 2008, which won at the Circuit Court level, but was then overturned by the state Court of Appeals.

    The law states, "The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God as set forth in the public speeches and proclamations of American Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln's historic March 30, 1863, presidential proclamation urging Americans to pray and fast during one of the most dangerous hours in American history, and the text of President John F. Kennedy's November 22, 1963, national security speech which concluded: "For as was written long ago: 'Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.'"

    The law requires that plaques celebrating the power of the Almighty God be installed outside the state Homeland Security building--and carries a criminal penalty of up to 12 months in jail if one fails to comply. The plaque’s inscription begins with the assertion, “The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God.”

    Tom Riner, a Baptist minister and the long-time Democratic state representative, sponsored the law.
    Rather disgusting if you ask me. A clear violation of the separation of church and state.
    Sorry--but I do not accept the idea that being intolerant of intolerance is THE SAME THING as being intolerant of anything else.

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    Not really . Kentucky is deep in the heart of Hilly Billy Land where they grow Red Necks and Bigots .

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    Hmm, maybe I've been had: http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.co...ndence-on-god/

    So it's already been struck down? Maybe I shouldn't trust Alternet to have current stories even if the date says it's current...
    Sorry--but I do not accept the idea that being intolerant of intolerance is THE SAME THING as being intolerant of anything else.

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    Doesn't matter , the Red Necks are a beaten force and presently are sulking in their mountain caves trying to work out whether there is any future remaining for tired old Hilly Billy boys .

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    What would you atheists prefer....a year in hell or a lifetime in purgatory?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Libhater View Post
    What would you atheists prefer....a year in hell or a lifetime in purgatory?


    Would you enlighten us what exactly are , a hell and a purgatory?
    Your post is a bit like a restaurant where the diner is asked , " Do you prefer a tractor or a small sky scraper? " The two pieces just don't meld .
    Think of Rep spending plans if you are still puzzled .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kizzume View Post
    A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists | Alternet



    Rather disgusting if you ask me. A clear violation of the separation of church and state.

    ...hell yeah!...beheadings of infidels in the middle of town is way better...


    Kabuki Joe

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    Quote Originally Posted by Libhater View Post
    What would you atheists prefer....a year in hell or a lifetime in purgatory?
    I'm an atheist and I would simply prefer that you nitwits leave us alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
    I'm an atheist and I would simply prefer that you nitwits leave us alone.

    You told us you were an Irish Mehican . No wonder you are confused .Pope or Popocatepetl ?

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    Well. the purgatory peanut gallery has to weigh in on this. No one goes to jail. No one slated to go to jail...looks like 'THA problem' is a plaque that has probably been there for ages and suddenly some opportunist sees a way to get his 15 minutes of fame and maybe a shot at democrap congressman.

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