The passage of the resolution would allow the use of tax money to promote religion in Oklahoma with no oversight or supervision. We dodged the bullet this legislative session of 2011, but the resolution is still alive
Text of Article 2, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution:
Public Money or Property - Use for Sectarian Purposes
No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such.
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Article_II,_Oklahoma_Constitution
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http://newlsb.lsb.state.ok.us/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SJR23&session=1100
SJR 23 by Anderson
Constitutional amendment; repealing Section 5 of Article II, which relates to the use of public money or property for sectarian purposes. Ballot title. Filing.
History For SJR 23
First Reading 266 02/07/2011 S
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Authored by Senator Anderson 266 02/07/2011 S
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Second Reading referred to Judiciary 308 02/14/2011 S
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