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Author Topic:   A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God?
Bliyaal
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From: Quebec City, Qc, Canada
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Message 1 of 9 (680938)
11-21-2012 6:02 PM


Probably nothing new for some of you but for a happy canadian like me... wow!?
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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 and its sponsor, state representative Tom Riner, have been the subject of controversy since the law first surfaced in 2006, yet the Kentucky state Supreme Court has refused to review its constitutionality, despite clearly violating the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists
The most surprising thing to me is that the courts refused to see it as unconstitutionnal.
Edited by Bliyaal, : No reason given.

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Bliyaal
Member (Idle past 2368 days)
Posts: 171
From: Quebec City, Qc, Canada
Joined: 02-17-2012


Message 6 of 9 (680976)
11-21-2012 7:32 PM
Reply to: Message 2 by jar
11-21-2012 6:27 PM


Re: Check your link.
Wow sorry, I don't know what happened with the link! No, not spamming, probably a real bad cut and paste!

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Bliyaal
Member (Idle past 2368 days)
Posts: 171
From: Quebec City, Qc, Canada
Joined: 02-17-2012


Message 7 of 9 (680979)
11-21-2012 7:40 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by subbie
11-21-2012 7:06 PM


If that's all, so much for the credibility of that "award-winning news magazine" (from their about page)!
I don't know what to think of that. From what I read in the previously mentionned page, they show a clear bias to the left wing. Maybe someone wanted to take a stab at the religious right.

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