Oklahoma Attorney General vows to continue the fight to distribute Bibles in public schools

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has sent a letter to public school superintendents across the state vowing to defend religious freedom amid “veiled legal threats” over the distribution of Bibles on campus.

“Few things are as sacred and as fundamental to Oklahomans as the constitutional rights of free speech and the free exercise of religion,” Pruitt wrote Tuesday. “It is a challenging time in our country for those who believe in religious liberty. Our religious freedoms are under constant attack from a variety of groups who seek to undermine our constitutional rights and threaten our founding principles.”

The statement comes after the Freedom From Religion Foundation discovered that Jamison Fought, the son of an Oklahoma state senator, worked with Gideons International to distribute Bibles to at least 26 different schools during class periods. The Freedom From Religion Foundation isn't backing down either, promising a legal challenge:

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So, there you have it. The Oklahoma Attorney General seems to be begging for a fight on a constitutional issue decided long ago. Given that Oklahoma public schools were recently ranked at 48th in the nation and a teacher shortage approaching severe crisis levels (due to lack of funding and extremely low pay), you'd think they'd have better ways to spend state and school funding than fighting these types of lawsuits.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/15/1377980/-Oklahoma-Attorney-General-vows-to-continue-the-fight-to-distribute-Bibles-in-public-schools

The letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation to the AG is worth reading. You'll have to click on the link.

How ironic that the man who claims his First Amendment rights are being violated, when pretty much every court in the land have said that passing out Bibles during school is actually a VIOLATION of 1A rights. Maybe the AG should seek legal advice. Or something.