The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday did us all a favor by declining to hear a case from Haskell County, Okla., concerning the display of the Ten Commandments on public property.
The case, Haskell County Board of Commissioners v. James Green, stems from 2004, when the county’s Board of Commissioners voted to allow a local pastor to erect […] Read More
Everyone’s favorite raging theocrat, Oklahoma House member Sally Kern, is at it again.
Numerous reports indicate that Kern and her supporters plan to publicly sign a document dubbed the “Oklahoma Citizen’s Proclamation for Morality” declaring the United States a Christian nation tomorrow at the state capitol.
I’ve read Kern’s resolution, and it’s a whole lot of crazy crammed into […] Read More
I’m always surprised when people in the heartland of America – conservative folks who claim to love their country and its institutions – display contempt for the rule of law.
Consider the case of Haskell County, Okla. A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that an eight-foot-high Ten Commandments monument erected in front of the courthouse in 2004 must come […] Read More
The Religious Right would have us think that only atheists support the separation of church and state. In fact, thoughtful believers and non-believers alike back this basic principle of American life.
Consider the battle over a proposed Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol in Oklahoma. The legislature there has approved a measure mandating the display of a Protestant […] Read More
Just last week I blogged about how allowing religious indoctrination in an Oklahoma public school destroyed a community with hatred and violence back in 1981.
I wrote that since then, many people had learned from our country’s mistakes and resolved not to make these same mistakes in the future.
But apparently, those people do not include Oklahoma City Reps. […] Read More
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight a story that reminds me why I am thankful to work for Americans United and the cause of church-state separation.
Last Sunday, Dr. Bruce Prescott of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists interviewed Joann Bell on his radio show.
Dr. Prescott, a member of the Americans United Board […] Read More
To some, maybe it’s just a sculpture of a middle-aged bearded man in shepherd’s clothing holding a baby and playing with children.
To everyone else, including the sculptor, it’s Jesus Christ.
Yet the Edmond Visual Arts Commission approved $3,900 in taxpayer funds to purchase this statue to display in front of a Catholic gift shop in Edmund, Okla. (See the […] Read More