Oklahoma State superintendent orders Bible lessons in grades 5 to 12

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma: Students from Grades 5 to 12 at public schools in Oklahoma will now have to study the Bible in the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.

Civil rights groups and supporters of the separation of church and state immediately condemned the directive, with some calling it an abuse of power and a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

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