Atheists sue Kentucky’s Office of Homeland Security
Atheists are suing Kentucky’s Office of Homeland Security for thanking “Almighty God” for protecting the state from terrorists. Ten secular Kentuckians charge that a law requiring the office to show its gratitude to God is “breathtakingly unconstitutional.” The plaintiffs say they have suffered “anxiety” from realizing that “their very safety as residents of Kentucky may be in the hands of fanatics, traitors, or fools.”
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