OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing a resolution that could change the amendment preventing public funds from going to religion. "It's indirect so it's not directly paying a minister with those funds, but it's buying a service or working with a third-party contractor," said Representative Mickey Dollens (D-Oklahoma City). Dollens has been speaking up all week about Senator Dana Prieto's Senate Joint Resolution 4. The resolution seeks to remove the word "indirectly" from the Blaine Amendment within the Oklahoma Constitution. The Blaine Amendment or Article II, Section 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution, declares, “No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion” or for the benefit of “any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary, or sectarian institution as such.” "It's just wise policy to not fund sectarian causes at any level not just directly but indirectly as well," said Reverend Mitch Randall. Over the years, there have been many attempts to somewhat change that part of the Oklahoma constitution, but in 2016, that part of the voters voted in State Question 790 to keep it as it is. The change that would come with SJR 4, many lawmakers said could make it so that Bibles could be paid for with public funds because they are being paid indirectly. Supt. Walters updates OSDE history standards to include terms Gulf of America, Mount McKinley The Oklahoma Supreme Court used the Blaine Amendment along with other historical laws to deny public funds to St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Using public funds for Bibles has been a hotly debated topic. State School Superintendent recently asked the legislature for around $8 million to go towards buying Bibles and a legal cushion to go with them. "Something like this would easily blur the line enough to where Bibles could be bought with tax dollars," said Dollens. Senator Prieto declined an interview with News 4 Thursday but instead sent a statement, "This bill is only tightening up the language in article 2 section 5 so that it is not so arbitrary or nebulous. This bill does not infringe on the Supreme Court ruling of the separation of church and state. It also does not change the statute that says the State cannot for religious matters." Many in the Oklahoma religious communities told News 4 on Thursday that they see this as a step towards Christian Nationalism. "The senator has a short memory," responded Rev. Randall. "Oklahomans understand the dangers of funding either directly or indirectly religious causes." The resolution still has many steps before it can then be put up for a vote of the people.