Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 4:28:52 GMT -6
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A court decision forcing the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the Statehouse grounds last year so angered Republican leaders in Oklahoma that several measures have been introduced in an effort to bring it back.
At least four resolutions — two each in the House and Senate — seek a public vote on whether to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to remove the language that prohibits the use of public money or property from benefiting a religion. The state Supreme Court cited that language last year in its decision that the monument was a religious symbol and must be removed.
"I believe this has hit a strong nerve with the people of Oklahoma," said freshman Rep. John Paul Jordan, a Republican from Oklahoma City who authored of one of the resolutions. "I believe this battle is a battle that belongs to the people of Oklahoma."
Jordan also suggested the high court's ruling could force the removal of some Native American artwork with religious themes from state buildings or prohibit Medicaid funding from going to hospitals supported by religious affiliations.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/ten-commandments-removal-in-oklahoma-prompts-bills-to-bring-it/article_4582ae90-d4c9-11e5-a523-9702d860d3a9.html
At least four resolutions — two each in the House and Senate — seek a public vote on whether to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to remove the language that prohibits the use of public money or property from benefiting a religion. The state Supreme Court cited that language last year in its decision that the monument was a religious symbol and must be removed.
"I believe this has hit a strong nerve with the people of Oklahoma," said freshman Rep. John Paul Jordan, a Republican from Oklahoma City who authored of one of the resolutions. "I believe this battle is a battle that belongs to the people of Oklahoma."
Jordan also suggested the high court's ruling could force the removal of some Native American artwork with religious themes from state buildings or prohibit Medicaid funding from going to hospitals supported by religious affiliations.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/ten-commandments-removal-in-oklahoma-prompts-bills-to-bring-it/article_4582ae90-d4c9-11e5-a523-9702d860d3a9.html