Thanks to the efforts of State Superintendent Ryan Walters, many classrooms across Oklahoma will soon have Bibles.
In the video posted on × Walters announced Thursday that he has purchased more than 500 Bibles to be installed in Advanced Placement government classrooms across the state.
“The Bible is back in Oklahoma.” [sic] The message accompanying the video read: “We are trying to get our kids back on track.”
Walters also hopes to expand the program and eventually have a Bible in every classroom. “We will not stop until we return Bibles to every classroom in the state,” he declared.
Ever since Walters mentioned the idea of bringing the Bible back into the classroom this summer, liberals have been howling and foot-pounding, arguing that doing so violates America's so-called “separation of church and state.” Stomping.
Opponents have denounced placing Bibles in schools as some kind of civil rights violation, but Oklahoma is overwhelmingly Christian.
“Separation of church and state allows families and students, not politicians, to decide whether, when, and how to engage in religion,” said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United. It will become.”
The Rev. Mitch Randall, a Baptist pastor in Oklahoma, was furious, saying, “As a Christian, I am appalled that Superintendent Walters would use the Bible, which is a holy book, to advance his political position.''
“This Biblical mandate is a blatant power grab that violates state law and tramples on the separation of church and state,” added Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU’s Freedom of Religion and Belief Program.
Last month, dozens of Oklahomans, supported by left-wing groups including the ACLU, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and the Religious Freedom Foundation, lawsuit They accused Mr. Walters of using “tax dollars for religious education,” which he said “violates the important constitutional principle of separation of church and state.”
Not only is this phrase nowhere to be found in our nation's founding documents, Professor Walters said in Thursday's announcement that the Bible has had a significant impact on American history and that its religious content has led to the Bible being removed from the classroom. He pointed out that keeping students away would deprive students of learning. Fulfilling education.
To demonstrate the Bible's place among other important documents, Walters' office sent copies of the Bible and the “Oath of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and U.S. Constitution” to Oklahoma State. has promised to provide it to all classrooms. Part of an ongoing effort to give students a thorough understanding of their country's history. here Reported.
So far, the purchase of 500 Bibles has cost the state about $25,000, said Dan Isett, a spokesman for Mr. Walters. In total, Walters intends to spend $6 million to ensure each classroom has its own Bible. Oklahoman Reported.
Opponents have denounced placing Bibles in schools as some kind of civil rights violation, but Oklahoma is overwhelmingly Christian. According to Pew Research Centera whopping 79% of residents there identify as Christian.
The Oklahoman noted that Walters' invocation of the Bible in the classroom has been “legally challenged,” and reiterated Walters' support for President-elect Donald Trump. But such support is in line with the state he serves. All counties in Oklahoma I voted for Trump in 2024.
Walters has been mentioned as a candidate for Secretary of Education for President Trump's second term.
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