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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Moriah Balingit

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Education Religion in Schools - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state by inserting Bible references into reading lessons and requiring teachers to post the Ten Commandments.

The efforts come as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office pledging to champion the First Amendment right to pray and read the Bible in school, practices that are already allowed as long as they are not government-sponsored.

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