Oklahoma mandates Bible and 10 commandments in school curriculums
Oklahoma’s state superintendent has mandated that all public schools incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments into their curriculums.
Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction, defended the decision at a state board of education meeting.
He argued it aims to enhance historical understanding, citing the Bible’s foundational influence on the Constitution and the country’s origins.
However, critics, including the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, have vehemently opposed the mandate.
CAIR condemned the decision as a clear violation of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, which separates church and state.
The critics argue that endorsing a specific interpretation of the Bible as educational truth undermines this crucial separation, posing a significant threat to religious neutrality in public education.
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