LINK OK Lawmakers Want to Spend $85,500 to Put “In God We Trust” in Public Buildings | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Once again, Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma are trying to pass a bill, HB 2085, that would require all 342 state-owned buildings (including public schools) to display the words “In God We Trust.” It’s a bill that’s likely to pass given the makeup of the legislature.
The most damning thing about this unnecessary bill is that it uses taxpayer money to cover the costs of the signs instead of using private donations as other states have done in similar situations. According to the state’s own Office of Management and Enterprise Services analysts, this would cost “$250 per building” — or “$85,500” altogether. And that’s just for starters since we’re not even getting into the maintenance.
It’s just a colossal waste of money.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I’ll take the conservative government of Oklahoma over any of those left wing states like California and New York even though I’m an atheist and disagree with them about their religion.
Trajan61
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Mar 4, 2021
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Separation of church and state!!!!!!!!!!!!
BestWithoutGods
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Mar 3, 2021
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I'm hoping the ACLU will sue for just that reason. It's actually in the Oklahoma Constitution that a separation of church and state is required.
@Lorajay more states have that in their Constitutions than don’t. But the Republicans don’t care anymore than they do about the Federal Constitution.
Which one, or will they call out all of them by name?
GeorgeRocheleau
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Mar 2, 2021
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Maybe Satanist need to sue for Hail Satan in all of those public buildings too.
xenoview
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Mar 2, 2021
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That is definitely another option. The Church of the flying spaghetti monster use that tactic to get the ten commandments with the spelling of adultery wrong on it moved.
When you are so insecure in your faith that you need constant public reminders of what you think you should believe.
Barnie2years
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Mar 2, 2021
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Nothing but that of course. But they already exist in public buildings such as courthouses, at least here in NY.
CuddyCruiser
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Mar 2, 2021
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What a complete waste of Tax-payers money.
How many Indigent/Homeless people could be catered for IF the $85,000 was spent to alleviate their situations instead and make their often very miserable lives just that little bit brighter?
Triphid
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Mar 2, 2021
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Don’t expect common sense from morons like this.
@CuddyCruiser Never have, never will and never do.
@CuddyCruiser it actually is common sense for them. They know it will rev up their base and create more fear and hate of the left.
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