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What: 2011 OK Legislative Bill Preview - Religious vs. Civil Use of Tax Payer Money
When: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 9:30am to 11:30am
Where: OK State Senate Chamber, Capitol Building, 2100 N. Lincoln, OKC, OK
Who: OKC Chapter of Americans United for Church & State and the public!
Americans United for Separation of Church & State,
Oklahoma City Chapter, Announces 2nd Annual Legislative Preview
(Oklahoma City) The Oklahoma City Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church & State will hold its second annual Oklahoma Legislative Preview on Saturday, January 29, 2011 in the State Senate Chamber, Oklahoma Capitol Building, located in Oklahoma City.
Convening at 9:30 am, this event previews bills submitted by both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature that involve the use of public tax money to advance religious viewpoints that could violate the state and federal Constitutional prohibitions against mixing religious doctrine with secular government. The event will conclude at 11:30 am.
The language and expenditures of these bills will be reviewed and discussed in an open meeting with all interested citizens invited to participate with questions and comments.
Sponsors of the selected bills will be invited to speak briefly about each topic with questions from the audience encouraged.
Please note that access to the Senate Chamber will be through the west security entrance of the State Capitol. Ample free parking and handicapped facilities are available.
Americans United (AU) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.
For more information about the Oklahoma City Chapter of Americans for Separation of Church and State please visit http://www.au.org or contact Mike Fuller at 405-570-3244, Nick Singer at 405-416-3126 or James Nimmo at 405-843-3651.
2) THE OKLAHOMA CHAPTER OF
AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Oklahoma City Community College - 7777 S. May, OKC
Parking Area “D” - Entrance “CU1” - Rooms CU2,CU3
FREE PUBLIC DEBATE
“Resolved, the United States Constitution neither established
nor advocates for a Christian nation.”
Dr. Bruce Prescott (Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists, ExD) will argue the AFFIRMATIVE
Dr. Steve Kern (Southern Baptist, pastor) will argue the NEGATIVE
●Participants will have the opportunity to express
with which position they tend to agree.
●A brief time of “Questions and Answers”
from the audience will be scheduled.
●For more information contact Jim Huff - jah30@cox.net
or Mike Fuller - mf12@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, January 23, 2011
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“Grassroots” informational meetings, that’s what these two events are about.
ReplyDeleteOklahoma politics has gone “off the deep end” with its mixing of religious dogma and government authority. It’s going to be hard work.
We have to go back to the basics. We’re back to “one on one” reminding and re-teaching Oklahomans of the value of the “Separation of Church and State principle.”
Hopefully, many Oklahomans will take advantage of these events. They are both worth the time and effort to attend and become better informed.
The Chapter is to be commended for its efforts at promoting and defending the “separation” principle.
JAH