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Oklahoma Education Department Launches Taxpayer-Funded 'Religious Liberty' Division to Protect Prayers in Public Schools

An Oklahoma education department launched a new taxpayer-funded division aimed at protecting religious expression and patriotic displays in public schools. This is a representational image. (Credit: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

An Oklahoma education department launched a new taxpayer-funded division aimed at protecting religious expression and patriotic displays in public schools.

A recent incident involving the removal of Bible verses from a public school classroom, following a complaint from a secular organization, led to Ryan Walters, the superintendent at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, establishing the Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism, the Oklahoma Voice reported.

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