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Oklahoma City’s Fox affiliate reports:
A bill has been filed in the Oklahoma legislature that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. Rep. Jim Olsen (R-Roland) filed the bill for consideration during the 2024 legislative session.
He wants every public school to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous place in each classroom of the school”. It can either be a poster or a framed copy of the Ten Commandments.
Last session, he argued against the passing of a bill that would ban corporal punishment (spanking, paddling, slapping) for disabled students in schools. During his arguments, he quoted scripture on the house floor.
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Oklahoma lawmaker Jim Olsen, who cited the Bible on the House floor to justify the spanking of children with disabilities, has introduced a bill that would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all Oklahoma classrooms. State-endorsed religious indoctrination is… pic.twitter.com/r7hgSlpe8O
— Rep. Mickey Dollens (@MickeyDollens) December 29, 2023
Christian Nationalist politicians believe they have divine authority to enact laws based on their interpretation of the Bible, forcing their religious beliefs on society. This is unconstitutional, exclusionary, and dangerous. By endorsing a state-sanctioned religion, they…
— Rep. Mickey Dollens (@MickeyDollens) December 29, 2023