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CNN
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All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday.
Cool.
The Supreme Court opened the door when it threw out 50 years of precedent to rule in favor of that high school football coach who prayed after games. It could have found a way to finagle a decision in favor of religious freedom by the old rules but it didn't. It created a new standard and so-called accommodationists are pushing the limits.
pb wants to say that this Oklahoma thing is dead in the water, except for two things. All of the reporting he's found so far is from the progressive SwampMedia, which ain't trustworthy. And, just what the Court will favor under its new standard is unclear.
I know some of you hate it when courts uphold the freedom of Americans to exercise their faith in a public setting but it's a new day. And, even CNN is being honest enough to report that schools are not being required to teach Christianity, only the Bible which as literature and history is impressive, and important.
So, we'll see... as these laws are challenged in lower courts and, eventually, the Supreme Court.
