'God Should be 1st in Line of Defense'

[unhappycamper]

'God Should be 1st in Line of Defense'
November 29, 2008
UPI

LEXINGTON, Ky. - State law in Kentucky says God is its first line of defense against terrorist attack, and a state lawmaker said the job is just "too big for government."

The Lexington (K.Y.) Herald-Leader reported Friday that a 2006 state law says the duty of the state Office of Homeland Security is "stressing the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth."

Additionally, the state law says the state must post a plaque at the entrance to the state Emergency Operations Center that says: "The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God."

State Rep. Tom Riner, a Southern Baptist minister, got the so-called God provision into the law. The Louisville Democrat said this week that the language is appropriate.

"This is recognition that government alone cannot guarantee the perfect safety of the people of Kentucky," Riner said, the newspaper reported. "Government itself, apart from God, cannot close the security gap. The job is too big for government."


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[Realityhack]

1. This is exactly the kind of dangerous attitude that religion brings to the table

Not only is it an unconstitutional introduction of religion into government... it is a dangerous attitude that condones not doing enough because we trust in some sky daddy god to do it for us. Shameful and illegal.