{"id":2285587,"date":"2024-06-28T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T22:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-in-schools-after-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T22:12:44","slug":"hope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-in-schools-after-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-in-schools-after-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope: Oklahoma Putting Bible Back in Schools After Louisiana Brings 10 Commandments Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-in-schools-after-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a \u2064significant \u200dpolicy change \u2063in \u2063Oklahoma,\u2063 where State Superintendent \u2062Ryan Walters has\u200b mandated the teaching of Bible\u200c lessons in \u200dall public schools,\u200c positioning the Bible as\u2064 a fundamental\u2062 part\u200d of cultural and \u200bhistorical education. This move is portrayed \u2062as part\u2062 of a broader national push by\u2063 conservative forces who view Christian values as essential to \u2064the fabric of American democracy and society. The policy has sparked controversy, with opponents fearing it represents a blurring \u200cof the separation between church and state and\u2064 an imposition of specific religious views\u200b in public education. The\u2063 narrative\u2063 conveys a strong endorsement of reintroducing religious \u2062texts in schools, suggesting that\u200b such\u2063 measures\u200b are\u2064 critical to addressing\u2064 moral and societal decline. The article reflects\u2062 a viewpoint that\u2063 aligns conservative Christian values with American identity and\u2064 highlights ongoing cultural \u200cand political battles over education and the public\u200c sphere in\u200b the United \u2063States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>  &nbsp;By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>  &nbsp;June 28, 2024 at 1:52pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Bible is finally coming back to the classroom &mdash; at least in the Sooner State.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters ordered all public schools to teach lessons on the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/27\/us\/oklahoma-public-schools-bible.html?campaign_id=190&amp;emc=edit_ufn_20240627&amp;instance_id=127370&amp;nl=from-the-times&amp;regi_id=131849314&amp;segment_id=170728&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=928f95d9f08376c24fd0688e79fbd645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, Walters argued the Bible needed to be taught because of its status as an &ldquo;indispensable cultural touchstone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom, and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, leftists and Democrats across the board are going to argue against the move.<\/p>\n<p>To them, the Bible is nothing more than a superstitious book preventing the masses from playing along with their twisted sexual immorality and anti-family schemes.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bible-doubters-shaken-core-stunning-find-israeli-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a>, and the moral code embedded in it, laid the groundwork for all of Western civilization.<\/p>\n<p>The very reason liberals want to take care of the poor is because Christians &mdash; long before them &mdash; already did so.<\/p>\n<p>The only reason women have freedom, the only reason slavery was abolished, and the only reason we now enjoy something approximating a free society is because the Bible declared that all human beings are made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should prayer be the next thing we restore to America&rsquo;s public schools?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn about the Bible, its lessons and its history is to learn about who we are as Americans and where we came from.<\/p>\n<p>Walters certainly understood that, arguing that the Bible is &ldquo;a necessary historical document to teach our kids about the history of this country, to have a complete understanding of Western civilization, to have an understanding of the basis of our legal system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, it&rsquo;s not just Oklahoma politicians who understand that foundational fact.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by the Times, a growing conservative push to put the Bible back in schools is sweeping across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Just one week ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-cry-separation-church-state-new-ten-commandments-law-history-lesson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana instituted a rule<\/a> &mdash; the first of its kind &mdash; that mandated all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every single classroom.<\/p>\n<p>The secular writers and editors at the Times, of course, wrote their news piece with an undercurrent of alarm and distress.<\/p>\n<p>Just read how they described the pro-Bible-in-schools movement:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The efforts to bring religious texts into the classroom reflect a growing national movement among conservatives &mdash; particularly Catholics and evangelicals who oppose abortion, transgender rights and what they view as liberal school curriculums &mdash; to openly embrace the idea that America&rsquo;s democracy needs to be grounded in their Christian values,&rdquo; the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That movement had a major victory in overturning Roe v. Wade two years ago, and its supporters see ending abortion as only a starting point in a broader campaign to preserve and expand the presence of their Christian values in American life. Many conservative Christians see schools as a frontier of their fight, as they seek to shape the next generation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leftists and leftist outlets such as this see a return to religious norms in this country as a grave threat to their very way of life.<\/p>\n<p>They think that by bringing the Bible back into the center of society, all of their freedoms will disappear.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, such people haven&rsquo;t been paying attention.<\/p>\n<p>Look at what society has become in just a few short years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-blocks-bill-require-detainment-illegal-immigrants-charged-violent-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violence in major cities<\/a> across the country is not only tolerated but also encouraged. Lawmakers refuse to punish wrongdoers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drag-queen-shows-expecting-see-children-finds-furious-parents-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sexual depravity<\/a> is so commonplace that men dressed as women reading and shaking their behinds in front of kids has become a regular occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>Government programs and spending continue to ramp up out of control, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-killing-economy-inflation-remains-high-consumer-spending-weakens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destroying the value of every American&rsquo;s savings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The list goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>Our freedoms are already disappearing at a rapid rate. And it&rsquo;s because we&rsquo;ve forgotten those most basic values that made the West so great in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing the Bible back into the center of society may be the only way we can get our freedom back.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t even know if an election will be held in 2024.&rdquo; Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that&rsquo;s exactly what will happen &mdash; no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can&rsquo;t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech&rsquo;s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we&rsquo;ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don&rsquo;t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45247\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manager of Writing and Reporting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45247\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45247\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45247\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45247\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael wrote for a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/variety-woke-festivals-punish-problematic-films\/\" title=\"Variety: Woke Festivals Punish \u201cProblematic\u201d Films\">entertainment news outlets<\/a> before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-cox-eviscerates-joaquin-phoenixs-napoleon-performance-hes-well-named-whackeen-wacky\/\" title=\"Brian Cox criticizes Joaquin Phoenix&#039;s &#039;Napoleon&#039; portrayal as &#039;Whackeen... 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