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The Tulsa World reports:
The possibility of having chaplains in Oklahoma’s public schools moved closer to reality on Wednesday with the House of Representatives’ narrow passage of Senate Bill 36, by Sen. Nathan Dahm [photo], R-Broken Arrow.
House sponsor Kevin West, R-Moore, compared his concept of school chaplains to those in the military or police and fire departments. His intent, he said, is to provide students, faculty and staff with someone to whom they can unburden themselves.
Opponents argued that trained counselors and psychologists are a better solution, if that is the goal. They said SB 36, at best, will have minimal impact. At worst, said Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, it is an attempt to further insert “Christian nationalism, Dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation and the Seven Mountain Tenants” into public schools.
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Last week DeSantis signed a similar Florida bill into law.
State Sen. Natham Dahm last appeared here in April 2022 for his successful “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Dahm first appeared on JMG in 2016 when he introduced an ultimately failed Liberty Counsel-penned bill that would have made abortion a felony.
We heard from Dahm again in 2018 when his no-permit open carry bill was approved by the state Senate.
Also in 2018 Dahm introduced an utterly bizarre bill that would have declared all Oklahoma wildlife to be “the property of almighty God.”
Dahm returned to our attention in 2020 when he introduced a bill to authorize a “MAGA” license plate.
People should watch this, because the test case to challenge the principles of Separation of Church and State in schools outlined in Lemon v Kurtzman will come from Oklahoma. They have openly stated they will defy past Supreme Court case law to try and overturn that doctrine. https://t.co/gyG7Nr53b7
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 25, 2024