{"id":1490,"date":"2024-07-07T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2024-07-07T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T15:20:07","slug":"oklahoma-to-require-public-schools-to-teach-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/2024\/07\/07\/oklahoma-to-require-public-schools-to-teach-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma To Require Public Schools To Teach the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom,&#8221; state Superintendent Ryan Walters announced last week.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/people\/emma-camp\/\">E<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net\/img\/c800x450-w800-q80\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dreamstime_xxl_85813446-800x450.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Boy reading the Bible in front of the American flag | Photo 85813446 \u00a9 Vitaly Kraevski | Dreamstime.com\" title=\"Boy reading the Bible in front of the American flag\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that the state could soon require public schools to teach the Bible and the Ten Commandments, including requiring religious text be included in all classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom,&#8221; Walters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hywcCNzMlmM\">said<\/a> last Thursday, &#8220;to ensure that this historical understanding is there for every student in the state of Oklahoma.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement came just days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2024\/06\/25\/oklahoma-supreme-court-finds-catholic-charter-school-unconstitutional\/\">ruled<\/a> that the state could not approve a religious charter school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support into the curriculum,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24780673-immediate-implementation-of-foundational-texts-in-curriculum\">reads<\/a> Walters&#8217; memo. &#8220;The Bible is one of the most historically significant books and a cornerstone of Western civilization, along with the Ten Commandments. 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