Religion Roundup
Town Officials Delay Statue Ruling
Associated Press
July 24, 2008
EDMOND, Okla. - After shying away from helping fund a Moses statue, officials in Edmond, Oklahoma, are delaying a decision on whether to help pay for a sculpture of Jesus surrounded by children.
The Edmond Visual Arts Commission gets $200,000 annually from the city to fund half the cost of approved pieces of public art. But commissioners deferred a decision on whether to help pay for the Jesus statue until guidelines are drawn up to define acceptable public art.
In December, the commission considered joining with First Christian Church of Edmond to buy a statue titled "Moses," to be installed at the church. But after public outcry over separation of church and state, the commission agreed to let private donors buy the city's stake in the Moses statue.
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