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Texas approves Bible stories in schools

The state-created and optional curriculum comes as many states are pushing biblical education in public schools

Salon

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts

The Guardian - US

Texas Education Board Approves Controversial Bible Studies Program, Will Pay Elementary Schools to Teach It

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a controversial Bible-focused curriculum for elementary schools, claiming they will pay them to teach it.

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Texas approves Bible-based lessons in public schools in latest win for Christian activists

It’s the latest in a series of GOP efforts to bring Christianity into classrooms – but opponents say it’s inappropriate and driven by ideological, not educational, concerns

The Independent UK

Texas Education Board To Vote On Bible Curriculum Integration

Texas education officials consider introducing Bible stories in elementary school curriculum, sparking debate over religious inclusion and constitutional i...

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Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools

Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can be taught in public schools

The Independent UK

Republican Senator Worried About Atheist Teachers Reading Bible to Students, Wants to Replace Them with Religious Scholars

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, from Oklahoma, expressed concern about teachers who "may not be believers" themselves teaching the Bible in the state's public schools.

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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elemetary school lessons

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade

The Independent UK

Texas education board signals support for Bible-infused school curriculum

Eight of 15 board members give preliminary approval to controversial syllabus before official vote on Friday

The Guardian - US

Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible Studies in Public Schools as Wave of Faith-Based Classroom Initiatives Sweeps Nation

The Texas State Board of Education will vote on Tuesday whether to approve a public school curriculum that heavily incorporates Christianity.

Latin Times

Texas officials vote on adding the Bible to language arts curriculum

The controversial proposal has sparked a fierce debate among parents and educators

The Independent UK

Education secretary hopeful demands Oklahoma school students watch video of him praying for Trump

Ryan Walters, who ordered schools in Oklahoma to incorporate the Bible into classroom curriculum, is in the running to be named Trump’s education secretary

The Independent UK

Texas could soon give more money to schools that use the Bible in teaching elementary school students

Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal before the state board of education

The Independent UK

Texas education officials to vote on use of Bible in public school curriculum

Supporters argue Bible verses contextualize art and literature as opponents say it is biased towards Christianity

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Oklahoma Opens Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism

The taxpayer-funded office will investigate cases where religious freedom is trampled on while the state implements biblical study into the curriculum.

The Independent UK

Trump education secretary hopeful floats national mandate to require Bibles in school classrooms

Ryan Walters is rumored to be in the running to become Donald Trump’s education secretary

The Independent UK

The Independent helps raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to Salisbury Cathedral where it was written

It is only one of six manuscripts to be attributed to the medieval artist the Sarum Master

The Guardian - UK

We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a return to God… by way of the Brothers Grimm and The Lion King

The Canadian psychologist’s zealous exegesis of the Bible as a moral rulebook for life is long-winded and out of touch

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Photos: Jon Jones’ UFC 309 custom Venum fight shorts feature tattooed Bible verse, roaring lion heads

Check out photos of Jon Jones' custom shorts for his title fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

The Independent UK

Australian ambassador to US deleted messages about ‘traitor’ Trump ahead of election win, report says

In one now-removed message, former Australian PM Kevin Rudd labeled Trump ‘the most destructive president in history’

Guitar World

“That’s true. We smoked Jimi Hendrix’s guitar... I thought it’d be fun to crumble a bit of the wood off and pop it inside a joint”: Steve Cradock once smoked the shavings of Hendrix’s Strat by rolling them in a page from the Bible

A regular studio session took a turn in the spirit of Purple Haze, when the Ocean Colour Scene guitarist ended up getting high on Hendrix's guitar

The Conversation

Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have

During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 19, 2024, Donald Trump promised to save the country from immigrants: “I will rescue every town across America that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in a jail or kick them out of…

The Guardian - US

‘What is my faith? What am I doing?’ The American evangelicals ‘deconstructing’ their religion to save it

When a young Southern Baptist came out as gay, it prompted a ‘major reckoning’: could he reconcile his religion with his sexuality?

Marie Claire

King Charles Partakes in the Same Holy Tradition as Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana During His Royal Tour of Australia

The monarch was reminded of the royal family's past during his official visit.

The Guardian - US

Why experts say Christian nationalists’ rhetoric may spur violence

Leaders paint Kamala Harris as Jezebel, who is cast out – from a window, trampled by horses, and eaten by dogs

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