Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters on Tuesday vowed to bring Christian prayer back into his state’s public schools and suggested that the notion of church-state separation in the United States was a "myth."Writing on Twitter, Walters linked to a story about a recent speech he delivered to th…

  • Jaysyn
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    1 year ago

    Dude must have 0 reading comprehension.

    Him being the best Oklahoma has to offer doesn’t surprise me in the least.

    • PlasterAnalyst
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      101 year ago

      They’re trying to cost the school system money from the lawsuits. Their goal is to destroy public education.

    • @[email protected]
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      91 year ago

      I’ve lived in OK. It’s a shithole state that deserves to be nuked from orbit. Nothing of value there.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his grave over this dude’s opinion of the First Amendment.

    • @shalafi
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      And where did you read the phrase “separation of church and state”? Constitutional chapter and verse please.

      So who’s reading comprehension is off? Look, we know the courts uphold the 1A to include the idea, but it’s not written directly into law. That’s this guy’s angle.

      • HopeOfTheGunblade
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        In the more detailed explanation Jefferson had to give of the first amendment after some people couldn’t comprehend the simple English in the first sentence. That you still have trouble grasping it does not mean it isn’t there, even if those exact words aren’t used in the document.