I haven’t had much time for posting recently, but there was at least one news item that caught my eye today. A little while ago, I posted about Georgia wanting to offer Bible classes in their public schools, saying that
Even if all the students are Christians, teachers run the risk of running afoul of the ways different sects of Christianity interpret parts of the Bible. (one example: Biblical literalists vs. old-Earth creationists). Add in complaints from the sprinkling of kids who have non-Christian parents, and you’ve got a recipe for nothing but trouble.
Some districts in Texas do offer Bible courses. How’s that working out for them?
Two advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a West Texas school district on behalf of eight parents who say a Bible course violates their religious liberty.
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“Religion is very important in my family and we are very involved in our religious community. But the public schools are no place for religious indoctrination that promotes certain beliefs that not all the kids in the school share,” Doug Hildebrand, a Presbyterian deacon who is among the plaintiffs, […]
Georgia, meet your future.