Oklahoma now requires that the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, be taught in schools from grades 5 through 12.
Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said: announcement The minister said this in a memo to all school districts on Thursday, NBC News reported.
“This directive is aligned with the educational standards approved around May 2019 and must be adhered to by all districts,” the document states. read:
The Bible, along with the Ten Commandments, is one of the most important books in history and is the foundation of Western Civilization. The Bible is cited as a pertinent study of history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion, and as a book that greatly influenced our nation’s founders and the foundational principles of our Constitution. This is not just an educational instruction, but an important step in helping students understand our nation’s core values and historical context.
Additionally, state departments of education may provide Bible instructional materials, as permitted, to ensure uniformity of delivery.
In a video posted Thursday, Walters said: Said He noted that the Bible has been linked to many of the country’s historical events, and that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “used the Bible as a major driving force in the civil rights movement.”
Oklahoma children will learn that the Bible and the Ten Commandments are the foundation of Western Civilization. The left is angry, but they can’t rewrite history. pic.twitter.com/iZKhv9tKoc
— Supt. Ryan Walters (@RyanWaltersSupt) June 27, 2024
In December, a West Virginia high school began implementing a Bible study program after a Christian student approached the principal about the idea, Breitbart News reported.
Bible study was optional for students, and guest speakers had to fill out a volunteer form to speak at the morning meeting.
More recently, a bill was passed in Louisiana requiring poster-sized copies of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, Breitbart News reported on June 19.
“Louisiana is the first state to pass a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms in public schools, including state universities, since the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in 1980 to ban the commandments from American classrooms,” the outlet reported.
“There have been active efforts to reinstate discipline in public schools in other states, including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, but so far have been unsuccessful,” the report concluded.
