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Henry signs Ten Commandments monument bill

Light streams across the face of the Ten Commandments memorial in the lobby of the rotunda of the State Judicial Building in Montgomery, Ala. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill Monday allowing for a privately funded Ten Commandments monument at the Capital.

By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Published: 5/18/2009 4:25 PM
Last Modified: 5/18/2009 10:30 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Brad Henry on Monday signed a measure to place a privately funded monument of the Ten Commandments at the Capitol.

The Senate last week gave House Bill 1330, By Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, and Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, final passage.

The monument is to be placed where there are numerous monuments, the measure said.

The measure passed despite concerns that it could draw a costly legal challenge and could be interpreted as an endorsement of a religion.

Ritze urged Henry to sign the measure, saying acknowledgements of the role of the Ten Commandments played in the nation's heritage are common.

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