Intensifying debate: Bible and religion in public schools

Intensifying debate: Bible and religion in public schools

Christian Post,

The state of Oklahoma has entered the emerging debate over the role that the Bible in particular and religion in general should play in the nation's public schools. Ryan Walters, the state's superintendent of education, has issued a directive that requires all public schools to "include" the Bible in lesson plans. Walters summarized his directive:"We have issued this ... so we have standards, that are in place ... that our teachers are to teach the role religion played in the classroom. ... 

They are not talking about in their classroom the role that the Bible played in American history."So, we will be offering additional guidance to districts that they will have to comply with, which is to ensure the teaching of ... the role the Bible played in American history, dating back pre-Constitution, whether it's the Mayflower Compact, the pilgrims, all the way through Martin Luther King  Jr. and civil rights movement, where he repeatedly quotes the Bible for what he is trying to do there."

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