🚨 OHIO ALERT 🚨
New bill would push “positive Christianity” lessons into public-school history classes
Ohio lawmakers just introduced HB 486 – the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act.”
It would direct public-school teachers and college professors to highlight the “positive influence of Christianity” on American history and culture—without mentioning other faith traditions.
SEA’s position is clear:
Public-school history classes can already teach about religion’s role in historical events — but the Constitution requires that be done neutrally, accurately, and without favoring any faith.
A law that tells teachers to emphasize only the positive side of one religion crosses the line from teaching history into promoting religion.
🔎 What’s in the bill:
• Frames the Ten Commandments as a foundation of U.S. law
• Highlights the “Christian background” of the Founders
• Allows discussion of slavery as a “deviation from Christianity”
• Leaves out other religions’ contributions to American history
⚖️ What’s at stake:
The First Amendment requires government neutrality toward religion. This bill risks putting the state’s thumb on the scale for one faith tradition — and would make non-Christian students feel like outsiders in their own classrooms.
SEA will continue to:
👉 Track HB 486 and share updates
👉 Work with Ohio partners to oppose religious favoritism in curriculum
👉 Defend every student’s right to a fact-based, inclusive public-school education
📢 Ohio parents, educators, and students: your voices matter.
➡️ Join our private SEA group to connect with others who are standing up for secular schools: facebook.com/groups/SecularEducationAssociation
➡️ Sign up for alerts & action tools at http://www.seculareducationassociation.org
➡️ Contact your state representative and tell them to vote NO on HB 486.
📬 Share this post to spread awareness.
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What people are saying:
- Facebook User: I smell a lawsuit coming. They already tried this in Oklahoma and lost
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