Feb 12, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd An Alabama Senator has proposed legislation that purports to authorize school districts to offer elective courses in the Bible to students in grades 6 – 12. Specifically, Senate Bill 14, proposed by Senator Tim Melton, would create courses...
Feb 11, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd What are the constitutional limits for a world religions curriculum in public schools? When does teaching *about* a religion become improper indoctrination? In a Maryland school district, parents of one child objected to a world religions unit on...
Feb 6, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd By a 22-18 vote, the Virginia Senate passed a bill that would allow local school districts to offer an elective course on the Bible. Senate Bill 1502 directs the state’s Board of Education to create curriculum guidelines for courses on the...
Feb 4, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A coordinated push to introduce state legislative proposals related to religion in public spaces has drawn the attention of a number of religious and civil liberty organizations, including the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. In a...
Jan 30, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The question of whether “Bible literacy” classes may and should be taught in public schools (two very different questions) has gained new attention in the last few days thanks to a presidential tweet cheering the idea. The renewed...
