Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

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Source: AP

Updated 1:22 PM EST, November 22, 2024


AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms. The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, is optional for schools to adopt, but they will receive additional funding if they do so. The materials could appear in classroom as early as next school year.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has voiced support for the lesson plans, which were provided by the state’s education agency that oversees the more than 5 million students in Texas public schools. Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum said the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich students’ learning.

The new Texas curriculum follows Republican-led efforts in neighboring states to give religion more of a presence in public schools. In Oklahoma, the state’s education chief has ordered a copy of the Bible in every classroom, while Louisiana wants to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments beginning next year.

With the new curriculum, Texas would be the first state to introduce Bible lessons in schools in this manner, according to Matthew Patrick Shaw, an assistant professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University.

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[jls4561]

1. Groomers.

[Traildogbob]

2. Time to demand

The Koran be given equal exposure, and any other religious literature.
We are going full on Taliban. How many Americans died to end that terror group, just to have billionaires force it on us.

[bluestarone]

3. This could be interestring, EXCEPT for the fact that TFG is

gonna stop all lawsuits.

[Karadeniz]

4. I want to see those lesson plans. Im not an expert on the hebrew writings, but

Jesus disagreed with the messages people took from them..... my new wine can't be contained within an old leather container... Jesus as a youth argued about scripture with priests.... If people thought hating your enemy was divinely acceptable, he vetoed that
....he gave heretofore new understanding of a Hebrew passage in a meeting....he erased the10 commandments with two love commandments...
he argued that the sabbath doesn't necessarily have to be observed... he said he had knowledge that couldn't be made available to just everyone, ruling out the purely literal level of understanding his truths and that would apply to both Hebrew and
gospel writing.

So, how will Texas and Oklahoma present the Hebrew writings in a sympathetic, respectful way when the gospels rebel against them? I guess only by cherry picking to keep things shallow and superficial. How's about just leaving the matter to
religious institutions to thrash out.....

[SupportSanity]

5. Let the (awful) games begin.

Going for all 50 states.

Separation of church and state will be a thing of the past.

Sundays at your local school if you want to go to church.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. It's like a continuous cycle

of the cherry-picking of the First Amendment and ignoring some parts.

[SupportSanity]

7. The worst of the worst have spent a long time planning this.

This is what political sadism looks like.