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DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:37 PM Nov 2012

Mike Ritze, Oklahoma Lawmaker, Erects Ten Commandments Monument With Spelling Errors

An Oklahoma state lawmaker oversaw the installation of a 2,000-lb. granite block depicting the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol Friday, amid fears that the monument will spark a costly legal battle over its constitutionality.

But before state Rep. Mike Ritze (R), who sponsored the initial bill and whose family donated $10,000 to fund the project, worries about fielding a suit from the state’s American Civil Liberties Union, he first needs to deal with spelling errors, The Oklahoman reports.

The rose-stone block reads “Sabbeth” instead of “Sabbath.”

And at its base, the tenth commandment reads, “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidseruent.” It should read "maidservant."



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/mike-ritze-oklahoma-ten-commandments_n_2145122.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

How in God's name do these people get elected?

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Mike Ritze, Oklahoma Lawmaker, Erects Ten Commandments Monument With Spelling Errors (Original Post) DonRedwood Nov 2012 OP
In his defense, he's living in the 1500s, when "v"s looked like "u"s. Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #1
other errors... Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #2
eet mor chikin CurtEastPoint Nov 2012 #4
Yeah but they got the "v" in "covet" right BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #3
I'd blame the Stonecutters. bluedigger Nov 2012 #5
Birther lawyer to provide free legal defense if ACLU sues. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #6
We are often blessed with idiots for enemies. Scuba Nov 2012 #7
the Bible does state that Christ came for the poorest, the sickest & the weakest. marasinghe Nov 2012 #8
Aw, it's easy enough to fix. It's not like it's set in stone. n/t dimbear Nov 2012 #9

marasinghe

(1,253 posts)
8. the Bible does state that Christ came for the poorest, the sickest & the weakest.
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:51 PM
Nov 2012

guess that bus on the highway to heaven, is big enough to include the stupidest.

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