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Katashi_itto

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Sat Jan 11, 2014, 05:30 AM Jan 2014

The Church of the Latter-Day Dude Wants Monument at Oklahoma Capital

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Elsewhere at this site, we predicted that the gates to otherworldly realms would be flung wide, and that all colors and shapes of faiths and non-faiths (which are arguably faith-based) would come clamoring to claim a patch of turf at the Oklahoma state capital upon which to advertise their particular -ism. Our prognostication was freakin’ dead on.

In case you missed it: With the approval and backing of many Oklahoma state lawmakers, a monument with The Ten Commandments was erected on the lawn of the Oklahoma state capital in 2012. Recently, a satanic group from New York (where else?) came forward seeking to have a monument displayed in honor of Beelzebub. Then, a Hindu group announced that they wanted a statue of the Hindu deity, Lord Hanuman on the capital grounds. Thereafter, PETA announced that it wants to hang a banner there that contains religious symbols and promotes a vegan lifestyle.

It couldn’t have ended there, we were sure. There is a cosmic party going on, and everyone wants in. Now, The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, and The Church of the Latter-Day Dude want monuments at the Oklahoma state capital.

It’s Friday, and we’re groggy. We’ll let the Tulsa World explain.
http://cabsurdum.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/the-church-of-the-latter-day-dude-wants-monument-at-oklahoma-capital-man/

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The Church of the Latter-Day Dude Wants Monument at Oklahoma Capital (Original Post) Katashi_itto Jan 2014 OP
When did public building lawns become the battleground for all these competing deities? LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #1
LOL Skittles Jan 2014 #2
I wonder if they are going try to get out of this Maraya1969 Jan 2014 #3
The Dude abides! CFLDem Jan 2014 #4

LuvNewcastle

(16,820 posts)
1. When did public building lawns become the battleground for all these competing deities?
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 05:48 AM
Jan 2014

I think it's religious capitalism; each 'brand' has to have its own space where they can sell their 'product.' Weird.....and very American.

When I was a kid, the only markers I remember seeing at public buildings were war monuments and maybe an historical marker or two. I find it so strange that we're allowing space for all these different religions now.

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