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John1956PA

(2,657 posts)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 10:30 AM Jun 2017

Man accused of destroying Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument arrested in Arkansas for same crime

Source: KFOR.com

OKLAHOMA CITY – A man who drove into the Ten Commandments monument at the Oklahoma State Capitol has allegedly done the same thing in a neighboring state.

In October 2014, authorities say the granite monument that sat outside the Oklahoma Capitol was destroyed when Michael Reed rammed his car into it.

. . .

Reed’s family insisted that crashing into the Ten Commandments monument was not a religious or political statement, but rather a result of a mental health issue.

“I am a born-again Christian who speaks in tongues, and I Love God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I love going to church, and I love reading the Bible. Anyone who knows me knows this is true. I want to share with lost people that God’s love is real,” Reed wrote in a letter to the Tulsa World.

Read more: http://kfor.com/2017/06/28/man-accused-of-destroying-oklahoma-ten-commandments-monument-arrested-in-arkansas-for-same-crime/

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Man accused of destroying Oklahoma Ten Commandments monument arrested in Arkansas for same crime (Original Post) John1956PA Jun 2017 OP
I heard the story with another slant Cryptoad Jun 2017 #1
Well they didn't last long... Historic NY Jun 2017 #2
Sounds like he loves them so much bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #3
Maybe he just takes seriously that "Make unto thee no graven image" thing. Aristus Jun 2017 #4
from the movie...the golden cow thing does resemble trump dembotoz Jun 2017 #5
Gotta finish the quote. Igel Jun 2017 #9
Could it be... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2017 #11
Depends on whose version Retrograde Jun 2017 #13
There's nothing to worry about folks ... Snake Plissken Jun 2017 #6
Take his guns away - now. DK504 Jun 2017 #7
My hero! :) nt Javaman Jun 2017 #8
"Let's play two." mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #10
look how much his face has changed in 2? years. Be out of jail soon and a very dangerous person Sunlei Jun 2017 #12

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)
2. Well they didn't last long...
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 10:36 AM
Jun 2017

I was perusing a story and picture on them at about 6am and wondered how long they will last. I guess I got my answer. THey were so proud about announcing them, It was almost a dare.

bucolic_frolic

(43,311 posts)
3. Sounds like he loves them so much
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 10:49 AM
Jun 2017

he's trying to physically merge himself, his car, and the physical embodiment of the Ten Commandments

Yes, he has issues creating these Big Bangs with marbleized sacred ideas

Aristus

(66,467 posts)
4. Maybe he just takes seriously that "Make unto thee no graven image" thing.
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:08 AM
Jun 2017

It's right there in the Commandments.

Igel

(35,359 posts)
9. Gotta finish the quote.
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 12:58 PM
Jun 2017

You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.

Words aren't critters or objects.

In instances like this, though, it's really a call for having a group's identity included in the public space, where the group perceives itself marginalized and excluded. (You may disagree with the perceptions and say they can't possibly have any clue about what they really feel, but that's a slippery slope.) It's like having a creche complemented by some atheist or Muslim-related display. It's like having a textbook that must include all the various identifies of the readership. Leaving some group out isn't just an error, not presenting the group as it perceives itself isn't just letting the dominant view be dominant, it's an act of intentional and active disrespect and oppression.

Retrograde

(10,159 posts)
13. Depends on whose version
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 02:37 PM
Jun 2017

The version in my Catholic catechism made no mention of "graven idols": the second commandment is about taking the name of the lord in vain, or blasphemy.

So my question every time someone proposes posting the Ten Commandments is, whose commandments? And Leviticus has a whole lot more than ten to begin with.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
6. There's nothing to worry about folks ...
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:30 AM
Jun 2017

Trump and the GOP controlled Congress have ensured that Michael Tate Reed's 2nd Amendment rights will not be violated due to his mental instability, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing he can still purchase as many firearms and as much ammo as he desires

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