Dive Brief:

• The Mustang School Board, located in the Oklahoma City suburbs, has adopted a new curriculum that has a religious slant, saying things like sinners must 'suffer the consequences' for disobeying God. 
• The curriculum, which is supported by Hobby Lobby President Steven Green and comes from the Museum of the Bible, teaches students history and the arts through the lens of Bible stories. 
• The ACLU of Oklahoma is fighting back, hoping the district will reconsider. The curriculum is being given a one-year trial as an elective.

Dive Insight:

Advocates for the curriculum, like Green, argue that the curriculum is non-denominational and solely using the Bible stories in an academic way.

The ACLU isn't buying it.  

"They've been outspoken on this and one of their concerns with modern American life is that many biblical teachings aren't taught enough," ACLU of Oklahoma Legal Director Brady Henderson told the AP. "The deeper we get into it, the more red flags we see."

Henderson, who is also a Sunday School teacher, believes the goals of the new curriculum are pretty transparent and, given the viewpoints of the curriculum advocates, it is ultimately aimed to be more of a religious curriculum than academic analysis.