Texas schools can now teach Bible-based reading lessons

 The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum for public school students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Texas schools will not be required to use "BlueBonnet" curriculum, which includes lessons from the books of Genesis and Psalms, as well as the New Testament, but will receive extra funding if they do.

The board's narrow vote of 8 to 7 marks the latest move by Republicans to incorporate Christian teachings into schools nationwide. Four Democrats and three Republicans voted against using the curriculum.

Supposedly they won't be required to teach the Bible based curriculum. This sentence tells a very different story:   but will receive extra funding if they do.  Given that financial insensitive schools lacking  financial resources will sign. Will they accommodate non Christian students? History shows they will not. 

Texas isn't the only state bringing religion into public schools.

Louisiana Gov. Greg Landry sign a bill into law in June requiring all public schools to post copies of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. 

 

That law has been blocked by the courts. 

Louisiana’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a state request to temporarily stay an earlier order by U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge while litigation continues. DeGravelles ruled that the law, which the Republican-dominated Legislature passed earlier this year, was “overtly religious” and “unconstitutional on its face.” He also said it amounted to unconstitutional religious government coercion of students, who are legally required to attend school.

Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump

  

The request is part of State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ efforts to require Bibles in public school classrooms, which has been met with resistance by some of Oklahoma’s largest school districts.

Walters, in a Monday video on X, said the Bible will be used “because of its historical significance throughout this nation’s history,” blaming what he called the “fake news media” for lies about the program.

“The left-wing media hates Donald Trump so much, and they hate the Bible so much, they will lie and go to any means necessary to stop this initiative from happening,” Walters said.

In the 19th century manifest destiny (Christin beliefs) was used as a justification for slavery and the wiping out of Native Americans as North America was meant to be ruled by white Christians.