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Red state donating Trump-endorsed Bibles to classrooms to 'make America pray again'

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is partnering with Country singer Lee Greenwood to donate Trump-endorsed "God Bless the USA" Bibles to classrooms across the state.


Red state donating Trump-endorsed Bibles to classrooms to 'make America pray again'
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In a video promoting the Bible released last year, Trump said, "We must make America pray again."

"All Americans need a Bible in their home," said Trump. "This Bible is a reminder that the biggest thing we have to bring back America and to make America great again is our religion."

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Walters, a Republican, said that in line with these efforts, he partnered with Greenwood to gather donations for God Bless the USA Bibles to be purchased "at no cost to the state" and sent to classrooms.

So far Walters said that over 500 of the Trump-endorsed Bibles have been donated to classrooms across the state.

To him, the effort is about combating "state-sponsored atheism" advanced by teachers who would scrub any reference to the bible from American history.

"If you go into a classroom and go, 'Well, we're going to teach you guys about American history, except for we're going to scrub any reference to the Bible. We're going to scrub any reference of anyone who talks about their faith throughout our history. So, we're going to eliminate that aspect of history.' You just turned this into atheism. You are pushing a religion on kids," he explained. "[So], we're very excited to see patriotic Americans across the country stepping up to make sure that we don't allow state-sponsored atheism."  

"It's our history," he said. "So, we're going to teach it here in Oklahoma."

Commenting on the campaign, Greenwood told Fox News Digital, that he felt drawn to offer to partner with Oklahoma because of Walter's advocacy for bringing the bible back to American classrooms.

"As a firm believer and faithful Christian, this was very appealing to me," he explained.

Greenwood said that the campaign has garnered "some great attention," and that his team is in conversations with corporate partners about buying the Bibles in bulk.

"Everywhere I go - on tour and at special events - I have people coming up to me thanking me for what we are doing," he said. "Nobody is being shy about their support for this endeavor." 

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