Okla. Satanists seek monument by Statehouse steps

USA Today
“OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including Satanists who are seeking to put their own statue next to a Ten Commandments monument outside the Statehouse.

The Republican-controlled Legislature in this state known as the buckle of the Bible Belt authorized the privately funded Ten Commandments monument in 2009, and it was placed on the Capitol grounds last year despite criticism from legal experts who questioned its constitutionality. The Oklahoma chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking its removal.

But the New York-based Satanic Temple saw an opportunity. It notified the state’s Capitol Preservation Commission that it wants to donate a monument and plans to submit one of several possible designs this month, said Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the temple.”

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Many would classify this issue as a matter of separation of church and state.  Yet,   separation of church and state was never intended to mean that “church” or religion should be void from the government. It was created to keep the government from regulating, restricting, or interfering with religious expression. There are countless examples of the faith and Christian religion principles practice and espoused by the Founding Fathers and many of America’s early presidents. The issue at hand is whether or not the government should express a connection to a specific religion, because our leaders and most Americans have forgotten what principles America was founded upon. For example, the supreme Court declared four separate times that American is a Christian Nation. See here: https://firstprinciplespress.org/…/four-u-s-supreme…/

If the Ten Commandments proceeds to be an issue of religious connection, then why not simply say that it was copied from a page of the Congressional Record, which is a historical American government document.