Ethics

Suit Filed Over Kentucky God Requirement

By Ed Brayton

American Atheists has filed a lawsuit over that Kentucky law that requires that the state declare that we must rely on God to protect us against terrorists. AP reports:

A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help...

Of particular concern is a 2006 clause requiring the Office of Homeland Security to post a plaque that says the safety and security of the state "cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon almighty God" and to stress that fact through training and educational materials.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 05, 2008 (boomark / email).