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Oklahoma state superintendent says pastor and right-wing commentator suggested his new Bible mandate in public schools
Right-wing media figures are praising Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ mandate that the state’s public schools teach the Bible, including declaring that the government needs to “impose Christian values on the pagans” and …