Oklahoma school district rejects Hobby Lobby-backed bible class

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Hat tip, the Washington Times: Oklahoma school district caves to atheist group, cancels Bible elective

Oklahoma school district rejects Hobby Lobby-backed bible class

November 25, 2014

Thanks to efforts by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and other organizations, Mustang Public Schools is canceling plans to conduct a bible course developed by Hobby Lobby President Steve Green, a zealous evangelical Christian advocate. ... The district's announcement came in response to a follow-up open records request to the Oklahoma school district from FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel, in conjunction with Americans United Senior Litigation Counsel Greg Lipper, ACLU of Oklahoma Legal Director Brady Henderson and Daniel Mach of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief.
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"In summary, the topic of a Bible course in the Mustang School District is no longer a discussion item nor is there a plan to provide such a course in the foreseeable future," wrote Superintendent Sean McDaniel in his emailed response.

FFRF led the charge against the proposed class in April when the Mustang school board voted to approve Green's curriculum. FFRF pointed out numerous flaws with the course, entitled "The Book, the Bible's History, Narrative and Impact of the World's Best-selling Book." The course in the Mustang school district was to be the first in what Green intended to be implemented in school districts around the country. Americans United and ACLU later also wrote letters, and teamed up with FFRF for the most recent open records request.
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Through its first open records request, FFRF learned that the proposed curriculum contained heavy Christian bias. FFRF criticized Green for encouraging the school board to circumvent open meetings laws, by inviting school representatives to meet at Hobby Lobby headquarters on the same day in two different groups at different times.