http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=in-god-we-trust-at-least-until-the-2011-04-08
One of the more predictable outcomes of a government shutdown<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=us-science-agencies-brace>—in fact, the hyperbolic chatter alone regarding the uncertainties of such a major disruption is enough to do the trick—is that there will be a noticeable surge in the nation’s religious beliefs. According to Duke University psychologistAaron Kay<http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty_research/faculty_directory/kay/> and his colleagues, God and government are more than just two sides of the same US-issued coin. In fact, they share a common cognitive denominator. For most people, both God and government function alongside one another to provide us, unthinkingly so, with a supportive sense of external control.