Federal judge clears path for taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma

Federal judge greenlights taxpayer-funded religious Oklahoma charter school

A federal judge’s recent ruling on a religious charter school in Oklahoma could make way for a precedent that is a direct contrast to the separation of church and state — and a new wave of taxpayer-funded religious schools.Per Friendly Atheist, Western District Judge David L. Russell of Oklahoma recently ruled that the state violated the First Amendment after denying the approval of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School on the basis of religion. I…

Federal judge clears path for taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma

The ruling in favor of Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School could open the floodgates for publicly funded religious indoctrination nationwide.