Kentucky state law "establishes praising God - and installing a plaque in God's honor - as the first duty of the Homeland Security Office." and also "requires the agency to stress "dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth." The atheists have sued, saying government can't do that. "The requirement to credit God for Kentucky's protection was tucked into 2006 homeland security legislation by state Rep. Tom Riner, D-Louisville, a Southern Baptist minister.

"This is recognition that government alone cannot guarantee the perfect safety of the people of Kentucky," Riner said last week."