Oklahoma Governor: The Ten Commandments Stay

Mark 13:13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”

Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin is standing up to her state’s Supreme Court and refusing to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments the court said violated their state Constitution.

The governor noted that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the 7-2 decision which supported a challenge by the ACLU of Oklahoma.

The justices said the monument violated Article II, Section 5 of the state constitution:  “No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such.”

Legislators are pushing to allow a vote of the citizens to remove that passage from the state constitution.

“Oklahoma is a state where we respect the rule of law, and we will not ignore the state courts or their decisions,” Fallin said. “However, we are also a state with three co-equal branches of government.”

“Legislators and supporters of the monument intended it as a tribute to the importance of the Ten Commandments in our history and our system of laws,” Fallin added in a statement. “Celebrating the historical importance of religions and religious values is not a new idea. Our nation is steeped in references to God and the rights He bestows on all men and women.”

“None of these represent state endorsement of or support for any religion. They are celebrations or visual representations of our culture and events of historical importance,” she added.

Attorney General Pruitt noted that the monument is almost identical to one in Texas that the Supreme Court ruled constitutional.  The monument was erected by private donations, not with state funds.

3 thoughts on “Oklahoma Governor: The Ten Commandments Stay

  1. So happy people are willing to stand up for what’s right… this is part of this nation’s foundation. If we turn away from God, his wrath will come upon us… The truth will stand while everything else falls.

  2. God Bless Governor Fallin! And thank-you Gov Fallin for standing up for Righteousness and our freedom-born rights!!! Do not bow down! maybe I should move to Oklahoma……

  3. Kirk Cameron has made a movie presentation called, “Monumental” where he traveled to England to trace the Pilgrims voyage to the new land. There is a statue here in the US that depicts through symbolisms, the faith and principles that led them here. The movie can be reviewed online. I watched about half of the presentation, which is lengthy, at my son’s house recently. God bless this governor for her stand. There is also a presentation online about the penning of our national anthem by Francis Scott Key. So many young people today don’t know our nation’s history, and there is a move by certain liberals in the nation, to rewrite or destroy the true history. Hate for Christ ad His gospel is the real aim for these people. Satan hates God’s Word and God’s people, and any people who promote it. Satan is the enemy and he has many who are willing to carry out his orders. Christ is greater. This nation won’t stand if the foundations are destroyed. Pray for our nation. There are many lost souls who need to hear the truth.

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