COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced new bills that would promote religious instruction in public school classrooms: one to add more "positive" impacts of Christianity and the other to require screenings of a GOP-supported fetal development video created by an anti-abortion group.

With the lawmakers back from their summer recess, they are introducing a slew of new bills. Education continues to be a focus.

State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) has introduced H.B. 486 , which would allow K-12 public schools and college professors to provide instruction on the “positive” impacts of religion on American history. The GOP has titled the bill the "Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act."

"Many of our adults don't actually understand the roots of America and our founding princip

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