Thread: Feds Force Okla. Bank To Remove Crosses, Bible Verse

[quote]Feds Force Okla. Bank To Remove Crosses, Bible Verse

Federal Examiners Say Religious Decoration Inappropriate
POSTED: 2:21 pm CST December 16, 2010
UPDATED: 5:04 pm CST December 17, 2010

ERKINS, Okla. -- A small-town bank in Oklahoma said the Federal Reserve won’t let it keep religious signs and symbols on display.

Federal Reserve examiners come every four years to make sure banks are complying with a long list of regulations. The examiners came to Perkins last week. And the team from Kansas City deemed a Bible verse of the day, crosses on the teller’s counter and buttons that say "Merry Christmas, God With Us." were inappropriate. The Bible verse of the day on the bank's Internet site also had to be taken down.

“I don’t think there should be a problem with them displaying whatever religious symbols they want to display,â€

Originally Posted by Newmexican

Federal Reserve examiners come every four years to make sure banks are complying with a long list of regulations.

While there are no regulations for the Federal Reserve itself.

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