Kentucky Can Mention God in Training Fodder

[The Straight Story]

Kentucky Can Mention God in Training Fodder


(CN) - References to "Almighty God" in the training materials of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security are not unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled.

The Kentucky Legislature made the following statement when it set the framework for the state office of Homeland Security.

"The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance on 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 of American history, and the text of President John F. Kennedy's Nov. 22, 1963 (the day he was assassinated) 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 goes on to require the executive director of the office to publicize this legislative finding, "stressing the dependence on Almighty God," in its training materials and in a plaque at the state's Emergency Operations Center.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/11/09/41324.htm