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OKLAHOMA SECEDES FROM UNION
The Oklahoma Legislature is attempting to deliberately establish a state religion. This, of course, is expressly forbidden by the Constitution, but, apparently, some Oklahoma lawmakers desire not to be bound by that document any longer (So much for 200 years of making this country possible). Perhaps they would like to start a new country and write their own constitution?
The following is from an e-mail from Jim Huff, with the Oklahoma chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State:

Thursday, April 6th, front page "Daily D": "Bill requires texts to list single God".

Yep, the State Textbook Committee's authority is back in the front as the "religious right's" objective for forced change.

Two amendments were added to SB1139:
1. "The STC shall have the authority to insert a one page summary, opinion, or DISCLAIMER into ANY TEXTBOOK REVIEWED and authorized for use in the public schools of Oklahoma." (BAD, BAD, BAD!)

2. "When adopting science textbooks, the Committee shall ENSURE THAT the textbooks include ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT HUMAN LIFE WAS CREATED BY ONE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE." (UNBELIEVABLE, GOVERNMENT DICTATION!)

Take a few minutes and call your State House member and State Senator. Express your OPPOSITION to both of the amendments. Express your SUPPORT for their removal from SB1139.

SB1139 - originally passed in the State Senate - provided:
1. that STC committee member would be  eligible "for a second term";
2. that STC committee members would receive traveling expenses while carrying out their duties "for the committee";
3. that the 4 new committee appointments each year would be "two of the members certified at the elementary level and two of the members certified at the secondary level."

The attempted evolution disclaimer for biology texts was prevented by the State Attorney General's opinion that the committee had no authority to require any disclaimers.

THOSE WHO WANT TO TURN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO AGENCIES FOR CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS ARE SEEKING TO GO AROUND THE Attorney General's OPINION.

TAKE NOTE OF THEIR DETERMINATION. WE MUST BE EQUAL IN OUR OPPOSITION.

THINK WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF THEY HAD ALL THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL POWERS UNDER THEIR CONTROL. THEY DO NOT VIEW DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM, AND EDUCATION THE WAY WE DO.

TAKE TIME...MAKE YOUR CALLS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CALLS BE MADE EARLY THIS WEEK.

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