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'Ten Commandments'

Senator Rapert, meet the spawns of Satan. Be very afraid.

What better way to kick off the open line than to troll Sen. Jason Rapert with this New York Times profile of the two provocateurs from Boston who created the Satantic Temple to establish a serious means of contesting politicians who like to cram their religion down the throats of others.
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Oklahoma court orders removal of 10 Commandments monument: Satanists eye Arkansas

The Oklahoma Supreme Court — emphasis, Oklahoma, even — has ordered removal of a 10 Commandments monument, from the Capitol in Oklahoma City.
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Bill to place monument to Ten Commandments on the state capitol grounds passes House

A bill that will place a monument to the Biblical Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol has passed the House by a vote of 72-7, with one member voting present. Senate Bill 939, known as "The Ten Commandments Monument Display Act," would allow private citizens to fund the creation of a permanent monument to the Biblical Ten Commandments.

The California Wine War Edition

The week in review podcast by two guests who have no idea how to work a microphone. David Koon and Benji Hardy talk HB 1228 and assorted other legislative news.
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Ten Commandments monument bill clears House committee

A bill which would allow for the installation of a monument to the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol cleared the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs this morning. It now goes to a vote before the full House.

David Burnett flips, letting anti-gay and Ten Commandments bills out of committee

Bring on the court challenges! Someone or another got to Democratic Sen. David Burnett and he flipped, caving and providing the needed fifth vote to pass a couple of Jerry Cox specials out of committee: HB1228, the so-called "conscience protection" bill from Bob Ballinger which would ensure protection for legal discrimination against gay people and SB939, the bill from Sen. Jason Rapert mandating that the Secretary of State build a monument commemorating the Ten Commandments on the Capitol grounds.
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Rapert files a Ten Commandments monument bill

Filing deadline is a day full of legislative mischief, such as Sen. Jason Rapert's bill to authorize a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds, with any legal defense to be performed by a private group that works to expand the presence of religion in public life.

Coming to your public building: Religious displays

An interesting essay by Linda Greenhouse on pending U.S. Supreme Court cases in which the Roberts court may well expand the ability of governments to post the Ten Commandments and other religious documents.
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