Okla. imposes moratorium on Capitol monuments

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

AP foreign, Friday December 20 2013

SEAN MURPHY

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After hearing from satanists, Hindus and an animal rights group, the panel that oversees the grounds at the Oklahoma Capitol says it's not taking any more requests for new displays at the Statehouse.

The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission voted Thursday to approve the ban until a court dispute over the current Ten Commandments monument is settled. It was that monument that the New York-based Satanic Temple said opened the door for it to seek its own display at the Statehouse in Oklahoma City.

That was followed by similar requests from a Hindu leader in Nevada, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

"At this time, I believe action by the (commission) on any of these requests would be premature given that the lawsuit has yet to be decided," said Commission Chairman Trait Thompson.

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[freshwest]

1. Where's Brillo? He set the RWNJs after our governor for doing the same thing for the same reason...

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To prevent the different groups suing or coming to blows outside the state capitol. Of course our governor was a Democrat.

Death threats poured in from across the country and even some powder was mailed from Texas, to scare people doing the mail.

Where's the media incitement now, O'Really?

[blkmusclmachine]

2. The OK Gov't only wants the "right" sorts of displays. Everybody else is S.O.L.

[DeSwiss]

3. ''Wellll, isn't that special Mr. Commissioner Chairman.....''

Don't sound like you have the Power of Jayzus in you! Sounds more like [font color=red size=6]SATAN!!![/font]

- K&R

[jtuck004]

4. So the people with inferior, non state-sponsored religions have to wait in the back of the bus,

so to speak?

[davidpdx]

5. Wouldn't the headline be so much better if it had read

Okla. imposes moratorium on Capital punishment

[Phlem]

6. No.....didn't see that one coming.

-p