The Quran is not the first holy book Oklahoma lawmakers have received as a gift.

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The Quran is not the first holy book Oklahoma lawmakers have received as a gift. The Baptist Convention of Oklahoma gave all 149 members a copy of the Bible earlier this year. "It's one of the nicest things I've received in my three years in the Legislature," says Representative Rex Duncan. But when the Governor's Ethnic Advisory Council recently offered copies of the Quran to lawmakers, it sparked a controversy. "Most Oklahomans do not endorse the idea of killing innocent women and children in the name of...