Oklahoma’s controversial Ten Commandments monument quietly removed overnight
THE WASHINGTON POST
OKLAHOMA---A 4,800-pound Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds was removed by workers in the dark on Monday and transported to the offices of a private conservative think tank. The move followed a decision in June from the Oklahoma Supreme Court that the statue violates a state constitutional prohibition on the use of public property to support "any sect, church, denomination or system of religion." The monument, a 6-foot-tall, 3-foot-wide slab of stone shaped into two tablets, paid for with private donations and approved by the legislature, was installed at the statehouse in Oklahoma City in 2012. [link]
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
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| Workers remove the controversial Ten Commandments monument from its base on the grounds of the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, late Oct. 5. (Sue Ogrocki/AP) |
