Friday, November 23, 2012

The separation of church and state is not applicable in Kentucky. And not realizing that can cost you a year in prison.

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Courtesy of 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. 

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. 

“The church-state divide is not a line I see,” Riner told The New York Times shortly after the law was first challenged in court. “What I do see is an attempt to separate America from its history of perceiving itself as a nation under God.”

“The church-state divide is not a line I see." So due to this idiot's inability to recognize Constitutional truths state government workers are threatened with incarceration for not promoting HIS religious point of view?

Interesting how "freedom" is ONLY applicable to those that think, worship, and love in the "correct" manner as determined by these superstitious small minded asshoels.

Fortunately there are some willing to challenge this in court.

Last week, American Atheists submitted a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law.

Of course, as we well know, this will be seen as an attack on Christianity rather than  an attempt to protect the rights of the citizens of Kentucky NOT to have religious views of others crammed down their throats on government property.

21 comments:

  1. Randall4:17 AM

    To become "religious" the first thing one must do is surrender their freedom.

    One must suborn oneself to "a higher power".

    Then, of course, there is a representative of that power - a priest or minister or imam or deacon - that dictates what one can and cannot do.

    All as a spokesman for that "higher power" of course.

    And who can argue with GOD himself?
    -- or his messenger, in this case?

    Why, not even the President of the United States - the man elected by the majority of the populous. NO, elections don't matter - only subservience to The Church.

    To belong to The Church, one must surrender everything to that church. And sometimes that includes your wife. Or your daughters. or both. Sometimes your sons...

    But what can you do? It's what GOD wants, after all - you know so because GOD's messenger tells you so.

    The world would be perfect if everyone believed and worshiped this GOD. But some people believe in different gods, FALSE gods.

    Those people need to be killed.

    GOD says so.

    THEN everybody will be happy.

    Let us pray...

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  2. Anonymous4:26 AM

    Last line, Kentucky, not Kansas.

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    1. Oops sorry about that.

      Fixed now.

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  3. Kentucky and Kansas both begin with a K, but there is still a big river and an entire state that keep them from being the same.

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    1. Anonymous5:21 AM

      Looking at their RED state politics, they are pretty interchangeable.he

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  4. Anonymous5:11 AM

    You don't have to be an atheist to challenge this stupid law.

    I don't see this man as electable material, by his logic, we should be able to not recognize his lawmaking ability?

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  5. Anonymous5:14 AM

    Numb nuts. Yank all federal support for his State. Let's see how long they can enforce this forced observance.

    How can you execute this law anyway? How utterly inauthentic to force citizens to 'believe.' Free country my ass.

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  6. Ken-Turkey! Yee-Haw! Another slave state moving full speed backwards to the 1800s.

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    1. Anonymous8:44 AM

      We used to live in Villa Hills, even there (more educated and wealthier) there is a stupid contingency. We call it "Kinfucking" and when ever we drive over the I275 bridge we make sure to comment that the IQ of the dump has risen major points.
      You have to remember (also too you betcha) that this is the wackadoo state that sponsors that new creationism museum about the Ark. It got STATE funds and tax relief (as did Ken Ham's creationist museum along I275)

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  7. Anonymous5:19 AM

    Kansas or KY?

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  8. Anonymous5:22 AM

    Reagan got to the presidency by way of treason.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3J2NMyUncos

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    1. Anonymous5:51 AM

      John McCain had been making questionable trips to Libya. Strange things going on. I hope they flush him out. Weapons to Syria?

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    2. Anonymous6:18 AM

      Maddow Takes Down McCain For All the Times He Said Something Wrong on a Sunday Show
      http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/maddow-takes-down-mccain-all-times-he-said

      The Immoral Minority: The country's shift to the left has been felt even in Alaska.
      http://crooksandliars.com/infidel753/mikes-blog-round-57

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  9. Liberalmajorityforever7:17 AM

    We need to have the president to send in 100,000 troops and occupy Kentucky till we can have regime change

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    1. Anonymous9:45 AM

      LOL! (sad but true)

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  10. Anonymous7:36 AM

    Where was this "God" character on 9/11, Kentucky?

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  11. Anonymous7:49 AM

    I am a church going member of a religion that believes the gospel is a gospel of choice, yet they cringe that someone would dare to be an atheist. I have to say that I don't understand why they feel that it's wrong to not believe in God. It's a choice that some people make for themselves, and their families. We are also to love one another, which means EVERYONE, but I don't see it happening, even among church members.

    These dummies clearly don't understand the separation of church and state or the constitution.

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  12. Anonymous8:09 AM

    We had relatives visit from Europe recently. They assured us we needed to hear what their news stations have to say about the utter insanity that reigns in the US.

    The publicly displayed stupidity, ignorance, falsifying, bullying, lying and criminal behavior of so called "leaders and legislators" is beyond belief.

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  13. Anonymous8:54 AM

    is it OK to hate these fuk_tard domestic taliban mofo's ?

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  14. Chenagrrl9:39 AM

    So what happens if the majority becomes an exotic religion founded on other precepts? Would these knuckleheads go along with it, if God were substituted with Buddha, Mohammed, Baal, NutTree?

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  15. Anita Winecooler7:08 PM

    I wounder if this guy would see the line between church and state if, say, the Federal Government even considers that, since we're a "Christian" nation, insert same exact quote from Lincoln, that we start a draft and only Christians can be considered for mandatory enlistment?

    Bet he'd see the error of his ways and interpret the Constitution MUCH differently. Might even find some tracts from the Bible to support his new interpretation.

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