ACLU: Texas School To Stop Teaching Bible Class
The ACLU has issued this press release:
The Ector County School Board agreed today to stop teaching a course in its public schools that unconstitutionally promotes a particular interpretation of the Bible that is not shared by Jews, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and most Protestants . . . The lawsuit challenged the school board’s decision last year to teach a controversial Bible course created by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS), a private group that promotes its own particular interpretation of the Bible.
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We are trying to get the Bible taught as an elective in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, therefore I am familiar with the text taught in this class. Where does the ACLU get the idea that this course uses some strange bible interpertation? The students are free to select their choice of a bible to use in the class.
This press release is blatantly wrong–the ACLU is claiming a victory in a settlement that ensures Bible courses will continue in Odessa. A new curriculum will be drawn up that references the old curriculum, and the Bible will be the main textbook. I hope ADF does what it does best and helps put an end to this disrespect for honest reporting and public awareness. For an accurate press release on what happened, visit http://www.libertylegal.org.