Posted by
JBDavis on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:13:27 PM
This is what
we need:
DALLAS — A Texas legislator wants to require the state's nearly 1,700 public school districts to teach the Bible as a textbook, "not a worship document."
The House Public Education Committee was set late Tuesday to consider — but not vote on — a bill by Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, mandating high schools to offer history and literacy courses on the Old and New Testaments. The courses would be elective.
The idea of teaching the Bible in school seems to be undergoing a revival nationally. Two literature classes on the Bible are included on a list of state-approved courses that Georgia public schools could choose to offer beginning next year. Some critics say it would be the first state to take an explicit stance endorsing and funding biblical teachings.
The Texas measure goes a step farther — requiring school districts to make such courses available, advocates on both sides agreed.
Our children need to learn about the Bible. A lot of the things my children bring home from school worries me. This would be the best thing that could happen. When I was in school we were taught about the Bible. I don't remember hearing about any shootings or stabbings. With all the negative things our children see, this would give them a chance to learn things that will help them become "better" people.