As the school year ends, teachers around the world are already working on programs for the following year. This is the case of the superintendent of the State of Oklahoma, the highest education official in the state who has just ordered that all public schools in the state integrate the teaching of the Bible in their program from the next school year.
Walters justified the directive by saying the Bible is a vital historical document for understanding the origins of the United States, Western civilization and the foundations of the American legal system. “Every teacher, every classroom in the state, will have to have a Bible in the classroom and teach from the Bible,” he said at a news conference.
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A decision that provokes reactions
Interfaith Alliance, a national religious liberties organization, sharply criticized the decision, calling it unacceptable religious coercion in public education. The project challenged at the local level could go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Politically, the move was welcomed by some conservatives, including former President Donald Trump. However, it deeply divides public opinion and reignites cultural tensions in the United States as the elections approach.
