Oklahoma governor refuses to remove 10 Commandments monument from state capitol
The struggle to keep church and state separate has extended to the Ten Commandments.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has announced the state will not be removing a monument of the Ten Commandments from the state capitol despite being told to do so, Natalie Schachar reported for the Los Angeles Times.

Fallin said the Oklahoma state government is appealing a previous ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court that said the monument broke laws against using state money for “the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion,” Schachar wrote.


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After it was installed in 2012, many groups, including Hindus, Satanists and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, tried to get permission to install monuments representing their beliefs at the capitol, Randy Ellis reported for The Oklahoman.

The requests were placed on hold until after the courts had ruled on the legality of the Ten Commandments monument.