News from Oklahoma

One of the first things Gov. Brad Henry (D-OK) did after he took office was to create a Governor’s Ethnic Advisory Council. Yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like - a “diversity” enforcement unit in the state.

At the same time, Oklahoma was gearing up for it’s centennial celebration, in 2007. To commemorate the occassion, lawmakers in this Bible-belt state received what they always wanted - a centennial copy of the Quran.

Yep…free!

Okie Campaigns reports that at least one lawmaker, Rex Duncan, of (R) Sand Springs, OK, had the audacity to object, and call the governor’s ministry of love, I mean ethnic advisory council, to ask who paid for those “gifts.”

Duncan wrote his fellow legislators Monday that he is refusing a copy of the Quran because, ‘”Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea of killing innocent women and children in the name of ideology.'’

The Tulsa World reports,

Marjaneh Seirafi-Pour, a Muslim, chairwoman of the governor’s council, said…'’Members of the Oklahoma Muslim community paid for copies of the Quran….We are not trying to force anything on anyone. This is a peaceful, thoughtful project to introduce ourselves to leaders.'’ She estimated that there are 30,000 to 50,000 Muslims in Oklahoma [about 1% of the state’s population].

I wonder if the Gideons will be allowed to pass out Bibles as part of the celebration?

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Also: We received an e-mail from I.R.O.N., today advising that HB1804, providing for immigration reform, will take effect November 1, afterall. A group of citizens and illegal residents had sued to stop the bill, claiming that it promoted “hate,” but Judge Jim Payne ruled the plaintiff’s have no standing.

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