A Texas bill would allow schools to set aside time for students to pray and study the Bible or other religious texts.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and ...

Today, several states, primarily in the South, offer Bible classes as electives in public schools, said Mark A. Chancey, a professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University.

The Supreme Court has recognized that public schools can constitutionally use the Bible in the study of history, literature, and other aspects of understanding civilization. What schools cannot do ...

Never. Advocates of public-school Bible study hold that America was founded as a Christian nation, so teaching the Bible is no violation of the First Amendment forbidding establishment of religion ...

“If you want your child to learn about Christian Bible stories ... to the tenets of world religions in public school takes place in social studies courses, said Samuel Brower, chairman of ...

The Mirror out of the UK reports: “A Texas school district has reportedly ... “It certainly may be said that the Bible is worthy of study for its literary and historic qualities.

A Hilliard-based program offering Bible study during school time is expanding ... “And (parents are) having to explain stuff that they shouldn't have to explain to an elementary school child.” Penton ...

As for Bible study, it hardly betokens a radical-religious takeover of public schools. Some states already permit the Bible in history or literature courses as, well, a historical or literary text.

The Bible study program for public school students was started in 2018 in Ohio by Joel Penton, the organization's CEO. The program has made its way to hundreds of schools across the country ...