The materials sparked months of heated rebukes from opponents who said the lessons lean toward proselytizing and include instruction more suited to Sunday ... Bible stories in public school ...

Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after ... Methodist University and a Sunday school teacher, described the teachings ...

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves.

Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich lessons. The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students ...

The materials sparked heated debates for months from opponents who say the lessons lean into proselytizing and include instruction more suitable for a Sunday school ... use of the Bible stories.

Lorenzo Hernandez says that he is “filled with gratitude and pride” after helping Garfield High become one of the top football programs in the City Section.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be ...

The Idaho Family Policy Center is preparing to introduce a bill that would require public schools to read the Bible. “School-sponsored Bible reading brings God back into schools,” said ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. (AP Photo ...

In Oklahoma, state officials are seeking to include the Bible into public school lesson plans. In Louisiana, a federal judge recently quashed a requirement to have the Ten Commandments displayed ...

In Oklahoma, state officials are seeking to include the Bible in public school lesson plans ... Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative.