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Public school students in Missouri will soon have the chance to study the Bible, the Associated Press reports.


Lawmakers passed a law 95-52 Monday, explicitly stating students can study Biblical text as part of their social studies.

As the AP notes, passing new legislation specifically aimed at the Bible may have been unnecessary, since teaching religious texts is not currently barred.

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