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Group Sets Plans For Ten Commandments Monument Near Arkansas Capitol

KUAR | By Associated Press,
Associated Press
Published August 8, 2016 at 5:23 PM CDT
A similar Ten Commandments monument at the Texas state Capitol in Austin.
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A similar Ten Commandments monument at the Texas state Capitol in Austin.
A similar Ten Commandments monument at the Texas state Capitol in Austin.
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A similar Ten Commandments monument at the Texas state Capitol in Austin.

A group planning to place a Ten Commandments display near the Arkansas state Capitol says the granite monument will weigh 6,000 pounds and stand more than 6 feet tall.

Those details were included in the formal application that the American History and Heritage Foundation filed Monday in its effort to build the privately funded monument near the Capitol. The majority-Republican Legislature and GOPGov.AsaHutchinson approved a law last year requires the state to allow the monument to be built on Capitol grounds.

The law requires Secretary of State Mark Martin to consult the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission before approving the design and site for the monument. The law has prompted other groups to demand the state allow competing monuments, including a satanic statue.

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