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Tag Archives: kentucky
SCOTUS refuses to hear 10C appeal
The Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of two Kentucky counties over displays featuring the Ten Commandments. McCreary and Pulaski Counties already lost this battle back in 2005, when the Court ruled that the displays were essentially religious … Continue reading
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Tagged 10C, kentucky, scotus, supreme court, ten commandments
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Three days of atheism in KY (and Ohio)
Boy, if I had plenty of vacation leave at the day job, I’d be all over this. And in my home state, too! 1) February 22, 2011 at 7:00 pm. Eastern. David Silverman, President of American Atheists, speaks to FIG … Continue reading
Podcast #112 – Bluegrass Edition
The great Commonwealth of Kentucky has gotten itself in the news on several counts–none of them good. 1. It’s bad enough that Answers in Genesis’ Creation “Museum” in northern Kentucky is prospering. It’s worse that AIG plans to expand, building … Continue reading
KY to provide tax breaks for Creationist museum
Remember Ken Ham’s Creation Museum? It’s going gangbusters; so much so that they announced a dramatic expansion into the theme park business. “Ark Encounter” will include “the ark, live animals, event venues and a children’s play area, among other things.” … Continue reading
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Tagged ark encounter, creation museum, ken ham, kentucky, steve beshear
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KY legislature infected with God fever
I don’t believe I have ever been more embarrassed by the politicians of my home state. You may recall that last year a judge struck down a 2006 Kentucky law that required the state’s homeland security organization to stress “dependence … Continue reading
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Tagged almighty god, homeland security, kentucky
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Hey God–stop protecting Kentucky!
From the Lexington Herald-Leader: “A judge on Wednesday struck down a 2006 state law that required the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to stress ‘dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the commonwealth.’” The lawsuit was … Continue reading
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Tagged ernie fletcher, homeland security, kentucky, steve beshear, tom riner
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KY relies on God for Homeland Security
A hearing is set for June 1st in the case of American Atheists et al v. The State of Kentucky. What’s it all about? In 2006 the legislature passed a Homeland Security bill which contained the following statement (virtually in … Continue reading
My Old Kentucky Homeland Security
American Atheists is suing the Commonwealth of Kentucky over a 2006 law that requires the state to recognize God as an indispensable cog in the Homeland Security system (and you thought the days of tribal gods was a thing of … Continue reading
Podcast #15 – Creation Museum
Creation Museum – We discuss a recent expedition to the Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky. You can read more about it in John Snider’s report titled “The Creation Museum Is Full of Sh!t”. We’ll also talk about “Everything You Always Wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged creation museum, creation science, creationism, ID, intelligent design, kentucky
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Academic responds to KY funding of Creationism park
Response from the skeptical bloggerati has been fast and furious to the recent announcement that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will provide millions of dollars in tax incentives to enable the construction of Ken Ham’s Creationist “Ark Encounter” theme park. Nobody’s … Continue reading →