God Help Us
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.
Incredible and stupid but true. A 2006 clause requires 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.
Okay look forget that God is a delusion and just suspend logic and say he does exist. If he is sitting up their in total control then where was he on September 11th? Was he not in control then. If he wasn’t then he is useless. If he was then it was his will and who is the Department of Homeland Security to go against the creator of the Universe?
I know Xians dont use their brains and this never occured to them but it should be so obvious to everyone else that garbage like this never should be passed.
But Democratic state Rep. Tom Riner, a Baptist minister from Louisville, said he considers it vitally important to acknowledge God’s role in protecting Kentucky and the United States. “No government by itself can guarantee perfect security,” Riner said. “There will always be this opposition to the acknowledgment of divine providence, but this is a foundational understanding of what America is.”
It is sickening to think such a stupid little man is elected to office by masses of ignorant people. We have to educate America. It is not foundational to America to believe in God, many of the founding fathers didnt. They had before them the ability to declare it a Christian nation and the wholly rejected it. What is foundational is the freedom to believe what youd like. Whether it is a sky god, aliens, vampires, or the moon being made of cheese. However it doesnt mean any of these postions have merit, require respect, or have any place in public policy.
By the way, all have equal evidence, in fact some maybe more than the sky god theory.
If one were to take a few steps back, one would notice symptoms of an even bigger problem. That problem is this: The people of Kentucky view their state as one of such significance in the universe that it has to be protected by god.
I guess god likes a good Maker’s Mark manhattan as much as the next guy, but I don’t think the recipe for bourbon whisky is so protected that it takes divine intervention to keep the entire state (borders drawn by man) safe.
Now, if god were to, say, create an impenetrable field around Scotland, purify the natural water supply, perpetuate an eternal harvest of barley, transform every spent oak barrel as new, age the whiskey for 18 years, and ship it directly to my house, all free of charge, then I would sign up for the petition.
Comment on April 26, 2009 @ 11:05 pm