Jul 7, 2015

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin stated that the Ten Commandments monument will remain on capital grounds to give the state legislature time to find a way to block its removal. State lawmakers also threatened to impeach the Oklahoma Supreme Court justices that ruled the monument must be removed.

Oklahoma governor says Ten Commandments to stay at Capitol during appeal | Reuters

Jun 30, 2015

By a vote of 7-2, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a Ten Commandments monument on state capital grounds in Oklahoma City must be removed because it violates the Oklahoma Constitution which states that no public money or property can be used for the benefit or support of any religion.

Oklahoma Supreme Court orders removal of Ten Commandments monument | Reuters

Commentary:

The Ten Commandments are a part of the Christian religion. The Ten Commandments should not be associated with any government entity in the United States because any association conflicts with the concept of separation of church and state, therefore the monument on the Oklahoma capital grounds should be removed. I wonder how Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, the Oklahoma state legislature, and the people of Oklahoma would feel about a monument on capital grounds that showed the basic tenets of the Quran, the Islamic equivalent to the Bible, or the Book of Mormon, or a monument related to any other religion?