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In reply to the discussion: A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists [View all]HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)90. Yeah, Irving, TX is dry. You can tell because EVERY border crossing is lined with liquor stores.
On the plus side, they also had some pretty nice strip clubs on the border crossings. Panties on sold alcohol, full nude was BYO. Yes, my wife knows I went to them. I flew into Evansville a lot and bought beer on the way to the hotel (with a styro cooler and ice). I'm seriously sad to learn that it was demolished. It was sort of a "feature" in the town.
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A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists [View all]
HarveyDarkey
Nov 2012
OP
You mistake me. I think he is a waste of oxygen, food, water, space and time.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#14
I was so not involved in that. I stayed at the 6-story hotel on the river and worked nights...
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#81
Well that's a bitch. It was the only place you could get a beer on Sunday (only with a meal).
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#88
Yeah, Irving, TX is dry. You can tell because EVERY border crossing is lined with liquor stores.
HopeHoops
Nov 2012
#90
You've discovered the flaw so many of us don't or won't see. The law depends on government
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#68
how in the HELL has this travesty been on the books for six years, and some of us are only now
niyad
Nov 2012
#11
I just read the whole thing, and the kentucky supreme court keeps refusing to rule this nonsense
niyad
Nov 2012
#15
a DEMOCRAT authored this stupidity--a baptist minister who uses his "faith" like a bludgeon,
niyad
Nov 2012
#13
You know how at tax time you have to file state as well as Federal? I don't have to do that.
Edweird
Nov 2012
#102
Still not ever going to step one foot in that dumbass law, "stand your ground", state.
mick063
Nov 2012
#105
is there any indication of how many people have been prosecuted and jailed under this stupidity?
niyad
Nov 2012
#22
The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God
Coyotl
Nov 2012
#27
Yep, which god, which religion and which asshole(s). ... got so many of them anymore we
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#33
The "Almighty" one.. jeez, can't you read? It's right there in *bold* letters and everything!!!
Ghost in the Machine
Nov 2012
#38
Well, if god mandates it then we better do it - how dare anyone question this!!!
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#32
Hmmm. The "legislative findings" of Kentucky Revised Statutes KRS 39A.285(3)
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#34
Sorry to be a Doubting Thomas here, but I'm not sure how this absurdity persecutes
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#39
if a Christian who believes in separation of church and state refused to place
TheKentuckian
Nov 2012
#107
So the director of the Kentucky Homeland Security could go to jail if the sign is taken down?
Kaleva
Nov 2012
#55
Put the "building super" in jail if he doesn't put up the Ten Commandments placard, presumably
Kolesar
Nov 2012
#77
all i see is a law requiring religious plaques on homeland security offices. where is
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#100