Religion and Politics

Oklahoma Top Court Reaffirms Ten Commandments Stone at Capitol Must Go

For Reuters, Heide Brandes reports that Oklahoma’s Supreme Court reaffirmed Monday that the state must remove a stone Ten Commandments monument from the Capitol, as its “placement violates the state constitution’s ban on the use of state property for the benefit of religion.” Alex Weintz, a spokesman for Governor Mary Fallin, says that the state is awaiting a final order to remove the monument. “In the meantime, the state is reviewing what legal options are available for preserving the monument,” Weintz says.

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