Bible stories become required reading for Texas schools
Summary
Texas's State Board of Education has approved a plan to require all public school students to read Bible stories, including accounts like Adam and Eve and Moses's burning bush. This rule will start in 2030 and also includes some classic English literature.Key Facts
- The Texas education panel voted to make Bible stories a required part of reading in public schools.
- The Bible passages include well-known stories such as Adam and Eve and Moses speaking through a burning bush.
- Classic books like Charles Dickens's Great Expectations are also on the required reading list.
- The new rule will affect more than five million public school students in Texas.
- This rule will begin in the year 2030.
- Critics argue that requiring Bible stories in school reading may affect religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
- The Texas State Board of Education is controlled by the Republican Party.
- Texas recently required public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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