COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - The Ohio House passed a bill named after conservative activist Charlie Kirk that would allow teachers to discuss the “positive impacts of religion on American history.”

The “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act” passed the House in a 62-27 party-line vote .

The bill , which wouldn’t enact new regulations or mandates, affirms that the “teaching of the historical, positive impact of religion on American history is consistent with the First Amendment.”

The legislation permits educators to discuss specific religious influences on American history, from the pilgrims to the civil rights movement.

“Accurate historical instruction regarding verifiable, historical impacts of religion on American history is factual and is not proselytization or a violation of the Fi

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