However, the King James Version is listed in the Oklahoma State Department of Education's bid documents for the holy books.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma State School Board member and multiple state lawmakers voiced concerns Thursday after State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced he would like the state to ...

The “American Patriot’s Bible” — which is available online — has the King James Version and patriotic images but does not appear to have the Constitution or Declaration of Independence.

Who knew? Oklahoma needs Bibles. Lots of them. Like 55,000. That's the scale of the request issued by Ryan Walters, superintendent of public instruction for Oklahoma. Walters earlier mandated that ...

The mandate requires that the Bibles must be the King James Version and include the Old and New Testaments, as well as copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration ...

The state of Oklahoma has $3 million in its current budget set aside to provide Bibles -- specifically the New King James ...

The bid details for new Bibles the state is buying seem to point to a version promoted by former President Donald J. Trump. By Stephanie Saul When the education superintendent of Oklahoma, Ryan ...

and is the New King James version of the Old and New Testament. “The RFP on its face seems fair, but with additional scrutiny, we can see there are very few Bibles on the market that would meet ...

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When asked what version of the Bible is going to be used, Walters replied with the New King James Version. News 4 reached out to Attorney General Gentner Drummond whose office replied ...

According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of ...

UPDATE (Oct. 8, 2024, 10:21 a.m. ET): After the controversy over the state’s specifications for school Bibles, the Oklahoma State Department of Education changed its criteria to allow the U.S ...