Support La Croix International and high-quality journalism. Enjoy unlimited access to La Croix International. Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's highest education official, ordered June 27 that the southern U.
The Oklahoma school superintendent - the highest education official in this American state - issued this directive on Thursday, June 27, instructing public schools in the southern U.
His decision comes barely a week after the governor of Louisiana, also a Republican, signed a law requiring the display of the "Ten Commandments" in all classrooms. An association immediately challenged the law in court, claiming it was unconstitutional and violated the separation of church and state. The measure announced in Oklahoma is also likely to end up in court. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the establishment of a national religion or the preference of one religion over another.
But the "Trumpist" right has been multiplying identity discourses in recent years, aiming to bring Christian values back to the center of public debate. Last week, Walters praised the Louisiana law, expressing his intention to emulate it. This speech was subsequently praised by Donald Trump , who relies on the support of evangelical Christians in his bid to reclaim the White House from Joe Biden in November.
Strong, decisive, and knows his 'stuff. As part of the "Bible Belt" in the southern United States, Oklahoma recently attempted to fund a private religious school with public funds, a first in the United States. The local judiciary rejected the project this week, but the case could go to the Supreme Court. Support La Croix International and high-quality journalism Donate.
