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More than a third of Bible classes in Texas teach ‘pseudo-scholarship’: study
A study conducted by a Texas university professor found that at least a third of classes on the Bible in the state’s public school system aren’t meeting legal requirements to eliminate bias, reported the Associated Press. The study’s author, Mark Chancey, a religious studies professor at Southern Methodist University, said…
Don’t Post Up Jesus
Last year, the Texas state legislature passed a law allowing for Bible classes to be taught in public schools. The classes are allegedly supposed to be non-denominational and focused on the history and literature of the Bible without any focus on preaching or proselytization. The Texas state legislature also passed…
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