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Maryam Khanum

Republican Senator Worried About Atheist Teachers Reading Bible to Students, Wants to Replace Them with Religious Scholars

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin is a member of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). (Credit: Senator Markwayne Mullin)

An Oklahoma Senator has expressed concern about teachers who "may not be believers" themselves teaching the Bible in the state's public schools.

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin is a member of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). He expressed that he wants his children to learn about the Bible in school, but that someone who also learned about and practices the Bible should be the instructor.

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