Hindus Propose Giant Monkey God Statue On Oklahoma Capitol Grounds
How’s that law for religious displays working out for you, right-wing Christians of Oklahoma? Sure, you got to put up your giant 10 commandments monument in front of the State House. But this opened up the door for the Satanic Temple to ask for a memorial. Now, the Hindus are calling for their own religious statue to be placed on the state capitol grounds in Oklahoma City.
Hindu group wants to erect a giant statue of Lord Hanuman.
A Hindu group, the Universal Society of Hinduism, has added their voice to those wishing to place a sacred memorial on the Okla. state capitol grounds.
The Universal Society of Hinduism’s president Rajan Zed petitioned the state for “permission to place a statue of Lord Hanuman” on the public space. He goes on to say that: “This statue would raise awareness of Oklahomans about Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought,” Zed stated.
Lord Hanuman is a Hindu monkey god who represents valor, strength, and courage. Lord Hanuman is one of the most important deities for Hindus. To learn more about Lord Hanuman and the Hindus, visit here.
The Hindu’s request for a monument comes after the Satanic Temple made a similar one.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/12/12/hindus-seek-ok-capitol-monument/
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Love this whole thing!
rocktivity
On the other hand, I think the "patron of sciences and learning" is a deal killer.
Response to MannyGoldstein (Reply #27)
...I love Satanists. 
Beside a Christmas tree and creche sits a large banner with a nativity scene in which baby Jesus has been replaced by a plate of spaghetti with googly eyes. A crowd that includes pirates and gnomes surrounds Jesus. At the bottom its message reads “Touched by an Angelhair.” The scene is the work of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monsters.
Near the courthouse fence is another display whose sign reads ”Greetings From Your Friendly Local Atheists.” It’s message is about celebrating the Constitution and honoring the separation of church and state. Elsewhere on the lawn, a skeleton in a Santa suit hangs on a cross.
“People are just horrified by this. It’s just created a lot of division, a lot of angst and a lot of people are upset,” Kenneth Reid, Loudoun County supervisor-elect for the Leesburg district, told ABCNews.com. Reid has been vehemently fighting the atheist groups that are behind the decorations and says the displays are destroying people’s holiday spirit. Reid is Jewish and says he is very open to other faiths. But he believes the Leesburg atheists are forcing their beliefs on others.
“Nobody is out there preaching like these guys. They’re out there in a blatant attempt to try to stamp out religion and ruin people’s Christmas,” Reid said.
in other people, rarely ones self. Especially at the teabag level
A skeleton wearing a Santa costume on a cross is on display at the Loudoun County Courthouse.
uh-huh. 
(However, the Satanists don't get any support from me.)
Aren't their beliefs just as valid as the Hindus?
The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り?, "Festival of the Steel Phallus"
is held each spring at the Kanayama shrine (金山神社 in Kawasaki, Japan. The exact dates vary: the main festivities fall on the first Sunday in April. The penis, as the central theme of the event, is reflected in illustrations, candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a mikoshi parade.
The Kanamara Matsuri is centered around a local penis-venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. It is said that there are also divine protections for business prosperity and for the clan's prosperity; and for easy delivery, marriage, and married-couple harmony.
There is also a legend of a sharp-toothed demon (vagina dentata) that hid inside the vagina of a young woman and castrated two young men on their wedding nights. As a result, the young woman sought help from a blacksmith, who fashioned an iron phallus to break the demon's teeth, which led to the enshrinement of the item.
Today, the festival has become something of a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV research.[citation needed]
*EGREGIOUS*
And so does someone else:
http://content.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1811278,00.html
Scare the crap out of everyone
Is it weird to find that awesome? 
This thread is kinda making me wish I had been born a Hindu.
Kalighat's ancient Kali Temple is Kolkata
I'm sure they'll want to get in on this
We could do a cool Thor statue like this:
Of course, we could use a more traditional version like this:
I could design a neat Runic Obelisk. I envision a four sided stone that stands a good eight feet tall, perhaps a bit taller with some tasteful prayers for guidance and wisdom in runes (Translations can be put on a small plaque at the foot). I could even put the Norse creation story, or better yet, the story about how Odin sacrificed his own eye for wisdom and how he hanged (or is it hung?) upside down from the branches of Yggdrasil so that he could take up and learn the secrets of the runes. If we're lucky some of the politicians will take the story as a hint that they should be willing to sacrifice of themselves to better govern.
It could then be topped with a version of Mjölnir, Thor's Hammer, similar to this:
I really like this idea. While I doubt anyone else would like it, I think I may try and make a smaller version for my front yard! One of our neighbors already hates us (we have no idea why. She seemed to have it out for us the moment she and her family moved in next door. The rest of her family doesn't seem to have a problem with us 
) so I'm sure this will just make it worse. If she were to come and argue about it, I can tell her she is trampling on my religious beliefs. That makes it almost worth doing anyway. 
to see something like that too. We aren't in OK, but still, it would be nice. They need to be careful what they wish for, or else, every religion is going to want to join in on the fun.
a be careful what you wish for situation
You and I think alike.
Thanks progressoid. I'm not sure if it has too much to do with the subject of the thread, but that was nice. Nice pics too. DAMN we're getting old.
Oklahoma is a large Oklahoma-shaped black hole. No light or learning can escape, from what I can tell.
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Also something most of us here predicted would happen when state law-makers started folding their hands to these looney-tunes. If you recognize one religion, you gotta recognize them all. RW heads should start exploding any day. 
Personally, I'd like to see a big version of the "Co-exist" bumper sticker we're all familiar with outside state houses.
Thank you to the OP, and all the hilarious comments by DUers. You guys 
Response to Katashi_itto (Original post)
and one that is really a better analog to the 10 Commandments would be the Ashok Pillar:
Ashoka ascended to the throne in 269 BC inheriting the empire founded by his grandfather Chandragupta Maurya. Ashoka was reputedly a tyrant at the outset of his reign. Eight years after his accession he campaigned in Kalinga where in his own words, "a hundred and fifty thousand people were deported, a hundred thousand were killed and as many as that perished..." After this event Ashoka converted to Buddhism in remorse for the loss of life. Buddhism didn't become a state religion but with Ashoka's support spread it rapidly. The inscriptions on the pillars described edicts about morality based on Buddhist tenets