"In Oklahoma, we are called the reddest state of the red," state Senator David Bullard told American Family Radio (AFR)'s "Jenna Ellis in the Morning" program. " I can promise you we are not."
Bullard had a bill in committee this week that would have restored the 10 Commandments monument on the capitol lawn, and it died because Republicans voted no on it.
The hang-up is with colleges and universities, he said.
"We run into this issue of we have had a false doctrine of education within our higher ed university systems that have taught this nonsense version of separation of church and state which does not exist in our Constitution, and they've created this odd view of establishment that says somehow the government has to be hostile to religion, faith, and traditional values.”
Oklahoma had a 10 Commandments monument, but it was removed years ago by then-Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican.
"If we can't get good conservative legislation done with a Republican majority, it's not because Democrats blocked it," said Bullard. "It is because Republicans are blocking Christian constitutional conservative legislation."
Bullard's 10 Commandments bill was meant to pay tribute to the nation's Judeo-Christian heritage and the impact of the 10 Commandments on our legal system.
It's the same premise state Education Superintendent Ryan Walters (shown below) has used to bring the bible back into Oklahoma classrooms.
The Bible is absolutely necessary for students to understand America’s history, Walters told AFN last summer.
“It’s the most read book in American history. It’s the most purchased book in American history. It’s the most cited book in American history. How in the world do you teach a history class without referencing that book? What book meets that standard? If the Bible doesn’t, what does?” he asked.
Help for families
Another bill from Bullard would provide a tax credit to families that have their own biological children.
Oklahoma already offers a tax credit for adoption expenses.
"That would exclude just about everything else other than God's natural design for a family," said Bullard. "A man and woman, husband and wife who have biological children could apply for and get this kind of a tax credit to help them out, and if you think about the inflation and how it's gone crazy over the last few years there's no better way to help families stay together and not have financial strain within their marriages than trying to help them through that with tax credits and tax refund ideas."
