STIGLER (AP) — A Ten Commandments monument that's outside the Haskell County Courthouse in Stigler is scheduled to be moved.
City officials say the monument is to be moved Wednesday morning by Muskogee Marble and Granite.
The monument was placed at the courthouse in 2004 — but a federal appeals court ruled it is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear an appeal of the appeals court ruling.
Janice Williams with the Stigler Chamber of Commerce says the new location is in front of the American Legion building and is 75 to 85 feet from the current location.
Oklahoma News
March 17, 2010
Transfer of Ten Commandments monument scheduled
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