Texas approves Bible-infused curriculum for public schools
Source: KERA News (NPR)
The Texas State Board of Education today gave final approval to a controversial new elementary curriculum that features numerous Biblical references, from stories about King Solomon to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
The board voted 8 to 7 in favor of the state-developed “Bluebonnet Learning” English and language arts materials, which critics say privilege Christianity over other religions. A narrow majority of the board — consisting of 11 Republicans and four Democrats — had signaled earlier in the week it would support the new curriculum.
Schools aren’t required to use Bluebonnet Learning, but the state will offer financial incentives to districts that do.
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Among other Biblical references, the K-5 curriculum teaches kindergarteners about the Golden Rule using text from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, “along with references to Islam and Hinduism,” the teacher’s guide states; introduces 5th graders to Leonardo Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” “based on the Christian Bible story about the last meal of Jesus of Nazareth”; and features a story on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, “derived from the Book of Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible.”
Read more: https://www.keranews.org/education/2024-11-22/texas-state-board-education-sboe-approves-bible-story-curriculum-public-schools
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I guess they really are that insecure in their own beliefs….
Fixed it for you.
This is a violation of the anti-establishment clause in the Constitution.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
The last time there was a mix of religion and Government in history we called it the Dark Ages.
